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Chapter 28 - Facilitating Psychosocial Care for the Public After Major Incidents and During Pandemics

from Section 4 - Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

By
John Stancombe ,
Richard Williams  and
Verity Kemp
Edited by
Richard Williams ,
Verity Kemp ,
Keith Porter ,
Tim Healing  and
John Drury
Richard Williams
Affiliation:
University of South Wales
Verity Kemp
Affiliation:
Independent Health Emergency Planning Consultant
Keith Porter
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Tim Healing
Affiliation:
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London
John Drury
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
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Summary

This chapter introduces readers to important concepts and practicalities in facilitating, managing, and delivering the wellbeing and psychosocial agendas. It describes the research undertaken by the Social Influences on Recovery Enquiry (SIRE) undertaken in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, and its importance in framing the practical implications for planning and delivering services.

Keywords

distresspsychosocialSocial Influences on Recovery Enquiry (SIRE)validationwellbeing
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Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
 , pp. 199 - 212
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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