Introduction
Introduction
The National Center for Disaster Trauma was opened in April 2018 to help the psychological recovery and social adaptation of disaster-experienced people. It is originated from the Psychological Crisis Support team since 2013.
The main tasks are below ; psychological first aid in disaster sites, the guidelines for disaster mental health activities, disaster trauma researches, disaster trauma treatment, nurturing disaster mental health experts, and establishing governance network of a disaster mental health cooperation
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Purpose
Psychological recovery from disaster trauma and improvement of quality of life
Tasks
Disaster Crisis Respons
- Establishment of disaster mental health service base
- Psychological first aid in disaster sites
Disaster Trauma treatment support
- Screening high-risk client for disaster mental health
- Operation and dissemination of trauma treatment programs
Disaster Mental Health Education & Training
- Development and operation of evidence-based education program
- Nurturing disaster mental health experts
- Dissemination of results and promoting disaster field activities
Planning-Management
- Building a integrated smart platform for disaster mental health
- Improve of public awareness and promotion
- Operation of ‘mind calming Bus’, a disaster mental health service to visit
Disaster Trauma Research
- Development of high risk and recovery prediction model for disaster mental health
- Securing evidence for upgrading disaster trauma services