ACRE Resource Center

Resources from Trusted Partners

Please click here for more information relevant to specific global events

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EPA Trauma Resource Centre

The EPA and its partners have collected key resources on how to cope with trauma and humanitarian emergencies. 

Report and Guidelines

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings – Inter-Agency Standing Committee.
Available in English

Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers – World Health Organisation (WHO).
Available in English

Presentation on Psychological First Aid For All – WHO.
Available in English.

Operational guidance, mental health & psychosocial support programming for refugee operations – UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Available in English.

Clinical Management of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Conditions in Humanitarian Emergencies – WHO and UNHCR.
Available in English.

Recommendations for dealing with people in crisis situations and following difficult life events – Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe.
Available in English, Ukrainian and Russian. (Also available in German, Hungarian, Romanian, French, Polish, Slovak).

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Videos and E-Learning Modules

Webinar on the Principles and Practice of Psychological First Aid – Royal College of Psychiatrists (27 May 2021).
Video available in English.

Free eLearning module on “Complex humanitarian emergencies: mental health and psychosocial response” – Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Available in English.

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Free Psychosocial Support

You will find below a list of initiatives and information provided by EPA members, the EPA is not responsible for materials or information provided in third party websites.

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Interactive 12 Steps Safety Plan developed as part of the EU Erasmus+ Project “E-LLIPSE”, available in English.

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Self help material from the Pompidou Group

The Pompidou Group, together with leading European psycho-trauma experts, has developed recommendations on how people can better interact and communicate with persons who have experienced a crisis or difficult life event. 

(These recommendations were developed in 2022 at the request of the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior, in light of the traumatic situations experienced by the Ukrainian population due to the ongoing Russian hostilities in Ukraine, but are applicable in any interaction or communication with affected persons.)

 

The recommendations are now available in 10 languages, which can be downloaded below:

English

Ukraine

Russian

Polish

German

Slovakian

French

Romanian

Turkish

Hungarian

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Resources from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

The RCPsych has built up a body of knowledge from the responses it has provided to other international emergencies, and has put together some essential resources for dealing with humanitarian emergencies and crisis situations. These are all in English, unless stated otherwise). 

eLearning Hub: Complex humanitarian emergencies: mental health and psychosocial response

eLearning podcast: The mental health needs of refugees

Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers

Free Webinar on the principles and practice of Psychological First Aid

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, 2007 | IASC (English)

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The impact on children is described well in the following paper  War hits children first.​

RCPsych publications:

• BJPsych 'disasters and trauma' themed Issue

• BJPsych Child and adolescent mental health amidst emergencies and disasters

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Information for parents, carers, family and friends:

Information in English

• Coping after a traumatic event 

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network

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The College Library provides access to eBooks including this volume. To access please use the eBooks tab in the journals and databases search to look for ' Disaster Psychiatry: Readiness Evaluation and Treatment'.

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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Ersthelfer: MHFA offers "20 tips for people who care for refugees" to support all those who currently look after refugees and take them in. (These are available here in German, Russian, Ukrainian).

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The evidence-based MHFA guidelines for Mental Health First Aid for Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Traumatic Events are available on the same page (also  in German, Russian, Ukrainian).

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ECNP traumatic stress network

ECNP website on the traumatic stress network

 

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National Institute of Mental Health of Czechia & F-GIP

In English:

https://www.mymentalhealth.guide/

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Resources from WPA Scientific Sections, Standing Committees & Working Groups

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WPA Section on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (WPA-CAP) (All resources are in English, unless otherwise stated)

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Material for Parents and Teachers

1. SAMHSA Tips for Talking to Children and Youth After Traumatic Event

2. Children's Bureau, Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma

3. Nemours Kids Health, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

4. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Terrorism and War: How to Talk to Children

5. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)  

6. North Dakota State University Talking to Children About Armed Conflict (FS636, Reviewed Dec. 2015)

7. Macksoud M. Helping Children Cope with the Stresses of War: A Manual for Parents and Teachers. UNICEF, 3 UN Plaza, DH-49B, New York, NY 10017; 1993 Feb

8. American Psychological Association Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of elementary school children

9. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Understanding Child Trauma and Resilience: FOR MILITARY PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS

10. National Child Traumatic Stress Network UNDERSTANDING CHILD TRAUMA AND RESILIENCE: FOR MILITARY PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS (in Russian)

11. National Association of School Psychologists Supporting Youth Affected by the War in Ukraine: Tips for Caregivers and Educators

 

Material for Mental Health Professionals

1. Boston Children’s Hospital, Refugee and Immigrant Core Stressors Toolkit

2. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, REVIEW OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT REFUGEE MENTAL HEALTH

3. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Measures that are Appropriate for Refugee Children and Families

4. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN IN RESETTLEMENT: WHITE PAPER II

5. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Best Practices in Screening and Assessment of Refugee Youth

6. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, UNDERSTANDING REFUGEE TRAUMA: FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

7. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, TRAUMA SYSTEMS THERAPY FOR REFUGEES

8. National Child Traumatic Stress Network, SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS: A FACT SHEET FOR CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS​

9. Impact of war on children and imperative to end war. Barbara JS - Croat Med J. 2006 Dec;47(6):891-4

10. Interventions that help the helpers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions targeting compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress and vicarious traumatization in mental health workers (Doctoral dissertation, Loyola University Chicago) - Bercier ML.

11. A scoping review of vicarious trauma interventions for service providers working with people who have experienced traumatic events. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse - Kim J, Chesworth B, Franchino-Olsen H, Macy RJ. 2021 Mar 9:1524838021991310

12. Vicarious trauma in clinicians: Fostering resilience and preventing burnout. Quitangon G. Psychiatric Times. 2019;36(7):18-9

13. Secondary traumatic stress among mental health providers working with the military: Prevalence and its work-and exposure-related correlates. The Journal of nervous and mental disease. Cieslak R, Anderson V, Bock J, Moore BA, Peterson AL, Benight CC. 2013 Nov;201(11):917

14. Vicarious traumatization: implications for the mental health of health workers? Clinical psychology review. Sabin-Farrell R, Turpin G. 2003 May 1;23(3):449-80

15. A Components-Based Practice and Supervision Model for Reducing Compassion Fatigue by Affecting Clinician Experience. Traumatology. Advance online publication. Miller, B., & Sprang, G. (28 January 2016)

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