Psychological support is provided by Bağcılar Municipality to earthquake victims brought to Bağcılar from the provinces where the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş have caused destruction. Expert clinical psychologists aim to help the elderly, women and children get through this process with the least damage.
Some of the people who were left homeless in the earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 in Kahramanmaraş are hosted in hotels in Bağcılar. Bağcılar Municipality also extends a helping hand socially and psychologically to earthquake victims who are placed in hotels. Expert clinical psychologists offer psychological support to psychological trauma and mental breakdowns that may occur especially in children and women after the earthquake.
It is aimed to overcome the process with the least damage.
Psychologists in their interviews; It strives to overcome situations that may result in cognitive, physical and social reactions such as restlessness, sudden startles, disruption of sleep patterns, insecurity, alienation, and social withdrawal after the earthquake, with the least damage. The teams, who listened to the people who told about their experiences during and after the earthquake, took notes to convey the demands of the citizens to the relevant units.
I think it’s an earthquake when I see the waving sign
One of those who received psychological support is Emirhan Genç, 14, who came from Hatay. Saying that he was standing during the earthquake, Genç described his experiences as follows: “When the night started to shake, I immediately ran to my little sister’s room. When I saw that she was not there, I ran to my mother. The earthquake subsided. We thought it was over, but it started again. The wardrobe came to us. My father prevented it from falling on us. Then the windows on the side wall exploded. I injured my hands and feet. We ran outside. The stairs had collapsed. We went down with difficulty. It was raining a lot. We went to the olive grove far from the city. One day we stayed in the car there. Earthquake is a very bad feeling. I think it was an earthquake when I saw the slightest wobble or the swaying sign while sitting. I want psychological treatment especially for my mother. He was very impressed. I would also like to thank the Mayor of Bağcılar, Abdullah Özdemir, who provided us with this support.”
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
