Fact sheet: MdM Emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions – Palestine

Since 2012, Médecins du Monde France (MdM) is implementing a program to provide emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial support (MHPSS) to people affected by violent events in 27 villages in the North West Bank. The emergency MHPSS takes place within 72 hours after a critical incident. Whenever necessary, our psychosocial team can perform psychosocial First Aid (PFA). We return to the beneficiaries between ten to fifteen days after the PFA to assess their situation and identify potential needs for further support or referral to specialized mental health services. We support the direct victims and their families, but also, in certain serious cases, individuals indirectly involved in the incident: neighbours, the members of the village in general, colleagues of the victims…

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