How does recovery happen? | Mental Health in Violence & War

Mental health services have for too long been an after-thought in situations of conflict, violence and disaster.
When traumas are invisible, they can be easily overlooked or deprioritized. Yet war and disaster have a devastating impact on the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of millions.
New mental health problems can appear, and pre-existing conditions may resurface. For some the effects will be life-threatening.
In places affected by conflict, one in five people live with some form of mental health condition. That's three times more than the general population worldwide.
The International Committee of the Red Cross provides a broad response in crisis situations, from psychosocial support, psychological and specialized mental health support, and we rely on the local presence and the principled humanitarian action of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies to reach those in need.
We need to scale up early action; we must address endemic stigma and discrimination; we need long-term investment, both funding and training, to support national health and emergency response systems; and we need to support for the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of volunteers and staff who are responding to humanitarian needs.
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The ICRC is on the ground in over 90 countries, providing humanitarian aid to victims of conflict and violence. From the diplomatic level to the frontline, we remind fighters, on all sides, that wars have limits. icrc.org
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[@birungisarah6568]

As an IHL student this is knowledgeable and I like it

[@Daniel-dj5pd]

Very good video, covering something so difficult but important. We really need to talk more about these things.