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Chronic illnesses cause considerable burden in quality of life, often leading to physical, psychological, and social dysfunctioning of the sufferers and their family.

The majority of mental health disorders remain untreated.

Standing Committee recommandations on including people with disabilities in the emergency planning for crisis and disasters

“The duty to help in the refugee crisis in Europe”

A Guide for Humanitarian Aid Workers, Health Care Workers, Human Rights Workers, and Journalists Working with Traumatized Populations

These guidelines, developed in the Netherlands, describe the way in which uniformed service organisations can offer optimal psychosocial support to their employees. They are available in 4 lanuages so far. 

Many organizations are sending volunteers to help with the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa.  Volunteers require good support in order to help.  The virus is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate.

In 2003 after the flood in Mid and Eastern Europe when there were questions and requests from Eastern European colleagues to report on the models and systems in Austria, Germany and other countries.

This guideline is a result of the EUTOPA project aiming to harmonize in Europe post disaster psychosocial care.