by SIENA ANSTIS
In 2008, Micheal G. Wessels, professor of clinical population and family health at Columbia University, published an article on psychosocial support. “Psychosocial support,” he said, “ought to occur at the same time one applies the most immediate life-saving measures.”
While mental disorders continue to carry a fair degree of stigma in many countries, psychosocial support – as part of the battery of help humanitarian assistance organizations offer – is gaining more awareness.
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