“Psychological first aid is a humanitarian response and support activity carried out in a way that prevents the deterioration of the psychological health of people affected by an emergency, disaster or traumatic event.” Psychological first aid, which includes the basic principles of psychosocial support, aims to help people in an emergency feel safe, calm and hopeful, to ensure that they are in contact with other people, to reduce the level of stress experienced, to enable them to reach physical, emotional and social support, and to increase flexible resilience.
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