The 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response

• 2013

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• Giuseppe Raviola; Jennifer Severe; Tatiana Therosme; Cate Oswald; Gary Belkin; Eddy Eustache
PMID: 23954057DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2013.05.006

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This article discusses the mental health response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It highlights the challenges of providing emergency and long-term mental health care in disaster situations, especially in resource-limited settings like Haiti. The focus is on creating safe, effective, and culturally appropriate mental health services for Haitians. This information is useful for professionals interested in improving mental health services during disasters. The article also mentions related studies about disaster relief lessons from Haiti and developing community mental health systems post-earthquake.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Attitude to Health; Culture; Developing Countries; Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Haiti; Mental Health Services; Psychosocial Support Systems; Relief Work; Workforce

Institutions: Harvard Medical School

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