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Module 3 IASC Guidelines on Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Emergency Settings
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Module 3 IASC Guidelines onMental Health & Psychosocial
Support (MHPSS) in Emergency
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) - answer Guidelines publishers
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) - answer Aim to enable
humanitarian actors to plan, establish and coordinate a set of minimum
multi-sectoral responses to protect and improve people's mental health
and psychosocial well-being in the midst of an emergency.
Human Rights & Equity - answer A core principle that promotes human
rights of all affected persons and protect individuals and groups who are
at heightened risk of human rights violations.
Human Rights & Equity - answer -Promote equity and non-discrimination.
-Aim to maximize fairness.
Participation - answer A core principle that states that humanitarian
action should maximize the participation of local affected populations in
the humanitarian response.
Earliest phase of an emergency - answer Local people should be involved
to the greatest extent possible in the assessment, design,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of assistance.
Do No Harm - answer A core principle noted that humanitarian aid is an
important means of helping people affected by emergencies.
, True - answer Work on mental health and psychosocial support has the
potential to cause harm because it deals with highly sensitive issues. (T/F)
Building on available resources & capabilities - answer A core principle
that is building local capacities, supporting self-help and strengthening
the resources already present.
Government & Civil Society - answer It is important to build both
_____________and _____________ capacities.
Integrated Support Systems - answer - A core principle that proliferates
stand-alone services.
- Integrating programming.
- Tend to reach more people, often are more sustainable, and tend to carry
less stigma.
Multi-layered Supports - answer A core principle that requires different
kinds of supports.
Develop a layered system & complementary supports. - answer A key to
organizing mental health and psychosocial support is to a ______________of
___________________ that meets the needs of different groups.
Basic services and security - answer - The first layer of the intervention
pyramid, The well-being of all people should be protected through the
(re)establishment of security.
- Address basic needs.
Community and family supports - answer - The second layer of the
intervention pyramid, represents the emergency response for a smaller
number of people who are able to maintain their mental health and
psychosocial well-being.
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