Psychosocial Care and Protection of Tsunami Affected Children

2005Inter-Agency working group on separated and unaccompanied children

Exposure to natural disasters has a devastating impact on the psychological and social well-being of children, adolescents and adults. It is now widely accepted that early psychosocial interventions that help to mitigate the effect of trauma, alleviating psychological distress, and strengthen resiliency must be an integral part of humanitarian assistance.

Key wordschildren / disaster / psychosocial intervention

CountriesGlobal

CategoryManuals and guidelines