This is Community-based Psychosocial Support

A community provides a physical environment and foundation for safety, living, work, education and health-service. But it also furnishes a social and psychological foundation for individuals and families. This function of the community becomes obvious in emergency situations.

Psychosocial support adds mental and social dimensions to the traditional concept of humanitarian aid. Our understanding of psychosocial support is built on the knowledge and awareness of the need to provide psychological and social support to people involved in disaster situations. To meet the needs of people during traumatic experiences, it is essential to create venues where people can meet and share experiences and spiritual life.

Psychosocial support is community based. It is not individual psychotherapy. This work is facilitated through the efforts of the affected population and by working with existing programs whenever possible. It is about helping communities to regain their connections, their voice, their wisdom and resources so that they can decide about their future. Through psychosocial support, communities determine their common goals so that they can care for their own people.