Disaster Mental Health, Psychological First Aid, & Self-Care Information

25/01/2023

Brilliant

What was once pure "genius", has now become "maestro", without par. Those who are not musicians, will not understand how incredibly difficult it is to play, ...

22/07/2022

Good, brief read.

Joel Charny, who worked in humanitarian aid for 40 years, speaks candidly about how humanitarianism has changed — and why people shouldn't treat aid workers as if they wear haloes.

07/03/2022

Israeli Doctors helping out in Ukraine: Phone list

03/03/2022

https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2022/trauma-war-afar?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=apa-stress&utm_content=war-trauma-afar

Evidence-based advice from psychologists on how to manage the trauma of war from afar.

18/08/2021

From the Pro Bono Desk

Helping Afghani Refugees, Immigrants, and the Humanitarian Staff helping them.

As humanitarian agencies effort to provide resettlement services to fleeing Afghanis, guidance on how to help prevent further psychological traumatization during intake and other history gathering for both those being interviewed and the interviewers is critical. Below are recommendations of mine own. They do not represent any third party.

During the course of the agency interviewer's introduction to intake (history taking) session, time should be set aside to present the following points of information:

"In the course of our session today, I would like you to know, I will understand if traumatic memories occur, that is, your remembering a very distressing event(s) you may have experienced or witnessed before arriving here.

You may or may not want to share them with me. In either case, experts in this field know sharing such painful memories outside the structure and support of mental health treatment, can be further upsetting to the person sharing their memories.

In other words, the is an optimum time and place to share such memories so that the account occurs in a way, that doesn't further harm the survivor, but rather works to help them become less negatively impacted psychologically.

Depending on your needs and settlement process, I can refer you and your family to mental health treatment. Does what I am saying making sense to you? Do you have any questions about this?"

This serves the client as suggested above, but also staff members by reducing their exposure to stories of horror and mayhem (especially in light of their not being in the role of a trauma-trained mental health therapist). We can be in a position to protect staff in addition to serving those in need. Thank you for your service

18/12/2020

Resource list from food, financial, education, and MENTAL HEALTH support

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-how-to-help/

A list of vetted charities you can donate to — and things you can do on a personal level to help and get help

02/12/2020

Let's support adding a representative of mental health to Biden's CoVid Advisory Board. The petition calls for adding psychiatrists (I don't support this) and psychologists. I additionally nominate myself as an informed social worker. http://chng.it/jgBT9S45HN

Petition to have Psychiatrists, Psychologists & Allied on Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board

23/11/2020

Bulletin: From The Department of Making Sense

I encourage and support the DSM-6 (American manualized editions used to diagnose mental illness) to be published in 2025, must necessarily address the phenomena of our current President's state of mind as it is unique in human political history. Perhaps the DSM-6 Task Force already has.

The Task Force has decided the DSM-6, will add an array of new disorders, including the anticipated but controversial "Just a Real Goddamn Piece of S**t." Is that enough to cover Trump's personality and behaviors? Partially... LOL.

Seriously. Is there any creation myth, fable, legend, fairy tale, or any evidence in our collective knowledge as a species. serving as a teaching related to the current President's arguably psychotic fantasy, moral deficits, arrested development, and pathological servitude to a lying, cheating, unempathic, narcissistic personality "successfully" devolving into becoming the ruler of a powerful nation. There is nothing!! Rise up DSM-6 Task Force!!!

Yes, we have had historical figures, even modern murderous figures of unfathomable tragic dimensions. Mao is blamed for 60 million deaths, Stalin, 40 million, and Hi**er 30 million. We are very fortunate our President does not have a taste for murder, despite his role in the 225,000 American Co-Vid related deaths as of this entry. He is not the worst, but he certainly could have been more dangerous, and we could have prevented his Presidency, if we as a nation, leaned more on our emotional intelligence and not so much on our brain's reptilian system's will to survive.

We need to root "Trumpism" (not as a political base, but rather as a new psychological descriptor/disorder) in the collective unconscious, so we and others are able to prevent such a figure from ruling over us again, especially on the scale of the Executive Branch and the Presidency.

In DSM-5 taxology, (without looking at the manual itself) Trump demonstrates a Sociopathic, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, With Psychotic Features, Not Otherwise Specified. Unbelievably, he thought he could run the United States in a geopolitical environment he was totally unfamiliar with, not to mention science, and other real life existence... exceptionally fragile connection with reality.

02/09/2020

Here is a wonderful example of coping with the hot and critical issues in America during the CoVid pandemic. A good use of time, and a masterpiece video led by Jeffrey David Ringold and other Santa Cruz artists and friends.

Soul of America Music, Lyrics and Arrangement by Jeffrey David Ringold Vocals by Ariel Thiermann, Tammy Brown, Jeffrey David Ringold Instrumentals by Dandy S...

26/08/2020

Santa Cruz Fire Victims Read This

https://www.disasterassistance.gov

I believe FEMA will pay for lodgings for up to a year. Submit applications and if your house is still standing you check under other, major smoke damage.

If initially denied, call FEMA and speak to a person.

Phone 1800-631-3362

You can find more information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

20/07/2020

10/06/2020

https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/01-06-2020-basic-psychosocial-skills-a-guide-for-covid-19-responders

This Guide aims to help orient people supporting the COVID-19 response to integrate psychosocial support skills into their daily work, thereby making a difference to the well-being of people they come into contact with during the pandemic. More specifically, the Guide is intended for health and soci...

29/05/2020

Appreciate this page is useful. Thanks for "liking" the page. Continue to prepare personally and professionally for the emotional impact and strain from the ambiguity caused by government leaders and the abrupt adaptations required. Strengthen and invest in your coping skills, teach others do so. The pandemic and it's impact is likely to be with us through 2021 or longer. Onward folks!

21/04/2020

Page also shows links to many other helpful mental health resources.

Learn more about and download our Relaxation Techniques Worksheet.

21/04/2020

Brief helpful video.

The coronavirus deserves vigilance and attention. But the stream of information, precautions and warnings can take a real toll on your mental health. Here are some tips to take care of your mental health during this pandemic. Watch the latest videos on Covid-19.

23/03/2020

April 21 Update about Transcendental Meditation (TM):

Note new phone number for call in ~

To participate call 929-205-6099 # and enter # again.

Time of meditations remains the same:7:00am & 3:00pm EST.

Typically call lasts 30 minutes, beginning with brief comments about how to practice TM. A link to more information about TM by the call's facilitator, Bob Roth, an exceptionally good teacher. See link below.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=bobanddavid.org+transcendental+meditation =4&vid=a9464d6523a19940463df51545d63b9c&action=click

Need a mantra? You can receive a mantra without having to pay. Go to https:www.davidlynchfoundation.org

This site below describes how mantras are given and provides a list of mantras to find your own. If you use this method, do not ever change your mantra unless advised by a TM teacher and do not share your mantra. Doing so simply prevents problems related to misinformation and dilution of the technique. This is important.

https://www.orgoneenergy.org/blogs/news/transcendental-meditation-mantras

I continue with daily (TM). TM is not a religious practice or a philosophy. It is a technique that leads the mind and the body to experience the benefits of deep rest.

The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.

23/03/2020

FeedAmerica.com

23/03/2020

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