PAHO/WHO Publications on Mental Health in Disaster Situations

	Mental Health Services in Disasters Instructor's Guide - Raquel E. Cohen
	Mental Health Services in Disasters Manual for Humanitarian Workers- Raquel E. Cohen
Mental health care for disaster victims is perhaps one of the areas given the least attention when there are so many pressing public health concerns following a disaster. These companion manuals contain up-to-date information and emphasize crucial aspects in the management of different disaster victims, with special attention to the most vulnerable. The author, Dr. Raquel Cohen, is a leading expert in this field, and developed the manuals to create and carry out training courses on the subject. The manuals are written for humanitarian workers who are dealing with psychosocial aspects of emergency situations and for instructors charged with training relief workers. They are designed to be flexible, easily translated into different languages, and adapted to the customs of different regions.

	Insights into the concept of stress
	Stress Management in Disasters
These companion workbooks were developed by the Stress Management in Disasters in the Caribbean Program (SMID) to assist emergency response personnel to better understand, recognize and manage their emotional response to traumatic situations. They include information on principles of crisis intervention and exercises that can be used in class or workshop settings.

Brief Mental Health Guidelines for Assisting those Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Coping in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina--Some Brief Guidance Notes on Stress, Grief and Loss for Front Line Teams These guidelines have been summarized by the International Medical Corps’ Mental Health Advisor, Dr. Lynne Jones, for organizations working with population groups affected by Hurricane Katrina. They include IMC lessons learned from the agency’s mental health activities in recent disasters such as the tsunami and best-practices identified by international agency consensus.