Disaster, What is A? I
Disaster, What is A? I :
Psychosocial Support: Psychosocial support is an integral part of the IFRC's emergency response. It helps individuals and communities to heal psychological wounds and rebuild social structures after an emergency or a critical event. It can help change people into active survivors rather than passive victims. Early and adequate psychosocial support can: prevent distress and suffering developing into something more severe; help people cope better and become reconciled to everyday life; help beneficiaries to resume their normal lives; meet community-identified needs. Disasters, conflicts and health problems have severe psychosocial consequences. The emotional wounds may be less visible than the destruction of homes, but it often takes far longer to recover from emotional impact than to overcome material losses
