Haiti 2010 Earthquake MHPSS Response
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DescriptionEditThis is a group to support MHPSS responses in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. Click on the "Resources" and "Comments" tabs below to find out what agencies are doing. See the Key Resources for Haiti Response.
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- IASC MHPSS Reference Group
- http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/pageloader.aspx?page=content-subsidi-tf_mhps-default
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- ReliefWeb: Haiti
- http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=2&cc=hti
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- Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti
- http://minustah.org/
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- Haitian Society
- http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Haiti.html
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- IFRC Reference Centre for PS
- http://psp.drk.dk/sw2955.asp
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- OneResponse
- http://www.oneresponse.org/
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- Global Toolkit for MHPSS
- http://psychosocialnetwork.net/groups/155/
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- National Institutes of Health
- http://www.nih.gov/news/radio/feb2010/20100204Haiti.htm
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You don't have permission to comment hereIFRC 13 Jan:IFRC has deployed a FACT (Field Assessment and Coordination Team) of around 10 people to Haiti for initial assessment for all major sectors. MHPSS will be covered by the Health Delegate. Tomorrow a rapid deployment hospital will go out. This includes for the first time a psychosocial support component and 2 delegates. Those of you who were present in Copenhagen may remember a 5-minute presentation that I did on this. We are very interested to share information and participate in coordinated activities, including assessments. I will relay information to and from my colleagues in the field to the best of my ability.
IMC 13 Jan - Just to advise that International Medical Corps has deployed a 7 person team—including health personnel—who are now in the Dominican Republic and plan to be on a charter flight to PP this evening. We will be looking at mental health and psychosocial support needs.
IASC Reference Group - Organizing a call on Friday 15th January 12hrs GMT/13hrs Geneva/7am New York/ 7am Port-au-Prince).Three main agenda items to discuss: 1/ Is there anyone in the reference group available to go to Haiti (or already going) and will have capacity to assist in the set up of a coordination group through the Cluster systems? 2/ How can we work towards ensuring MHPSS is being integrated into plans currently being prepared by the Clusters? 3/ Can we identify possible focal points for MHPSS in each of the Clusters?
AMERICAN RED CROSS - Anjana and I, in addition to 17 American Red Cross volunteers trained in Psychological First Aid were activated yesterday to provide psychological support to a group of Haitians, who are American citizens that were evacuated to Puerto Rico by the Air National Guard. Sixty persons arrived in the flight including twenty children. The refugees shared stories of loss, fear and despair. One person was referred to the Government Hospital because she had developed chest pain. In addition to the disaster related distress, there were some physical issues identified such as high blood pressure, exhaustion, and dehydration.
AMERICAN RED CROSS - Some volunteers took care of the children, while their parents were taken for processing by the Migration Authorities. The refugees arrived around noon time were provided with meals and snacks, an opportunity to contact family members in the States. They stayed overnight at the Base and left this morning to Homestead Air Force Base in Florida.
AMERICAN RED CROSS - The Governor of Puerto Rico has advised that Puerto Rico will continue to be a port-of-entry for Haitians either in transit to the States or those that need medical assistance in the Trauma Center. The Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Red Cross has over 100 trained volunteers in Psychological First Aid and have received practical experience by participating in local disasters in the last year. The Psychosocial Support volunteers from the Chapter have been placed on alert for the next three weeks. The objective is to receive flights from Haiti and provide psychological first aid, defusing, assistance to the helpers and make referrals as needed.