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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

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Key points
  • Integrate mental health and psychosocial support into programmes and systems for health, community-based protection, child protection, GBV, education and nutrition
  • Revive and strengthen family and community support systems and promote positive coping mechanisms of affected individuals and their families
  • Ensure that mental health care is functionally linked to, and preferably integrated into the general health system
  • Take steps to introduce psychological interventions for people with prolonged emotional distress
  • Facilitate intersectoral coordination, for example, through a multi sectoral Technical Working Group for MHPSS

Post emergency phase

In the post emergency phased the emphasis shifts to sustainable treatment coverage across the affected areas through, inter alia, strengthening existing national mental health systems and fostering inclusion of marginalised groups (including refugees) in these systems (ref. Sphere Handbook - Mental Health Standard 2.5 Mental health care). See the Annex B (MHPSS) in the Global Public Health Strategy.

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