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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786416203321

Titolo

Building back better : sustainable mental health care after emergencies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

92-4-069067-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Collana

Nonserial Publications

Disciplina

362.1094

Soggetti

Crisis intervention (Mental health services)

Community mental health services

Disasters - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

In spite of their tragic nature and notwithstanding the human suffering they create emergency situations are also opportunities to build better mental health care. The surge of aid combined with sudden focused attention on themental health of the population creates unparalleled opportunities to transform mentalhealth care for the long term. By publishing this information the World Health Organization aims to ensure that thosefaced with emergencies do not miss the opportunity for mental health reform.Emergencies are not only mental health tragedies but also powerful catalysts forachieving susta