The comprehensive guideline on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in disaster settings

Description

The comprehensive guideline on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in disaster settings is one outcome of the OPSIC Project (Operationalising Psychosocial Support In Crisis), a European Union project funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme. One of the aims of the OPSIC Project was to create an operational guidance system (COMPASS) which could be used by psychosocial crisis managers and mental health professionals in order to provide high quality mental health and psychosocial support programming and interventions in the context of disasters.

The MHPSS comprehensive guideline was developed by the University of Innsbruck, the University of Zagreb and the Amsterdam Medical Center in close collaboration with the other OPSIC partners, including Danish Red Cross, Denmark; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO), Netherlands; Arq Impact, Netherlands; Magen David Adom, Israel; Servicio de Asistencia Municipal de Urgencia y Rescate (SAMUR), Spain; Tripitch, Netherlands; and Crisis Management Research and Training (CRiSMART), Sweden.