Citation

Akman P. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2010; 5: 1716-1720.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.353

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

On 27 July 2008, two bombs exploded in Istanbul, killing 18 and injuring over 150. Union of Psychosocial Services in Disasters (UPSD) conducted psychosocial activities via "Gungoren Psychosocial Support Centre". The psychosocial intervention was implemented in three steps; home visits, clinical interviews and referral. Disaster survivors were enabled and encouraged to access mental health services. Coping capacity of the community was enhanced through information dissemination and mobilization of local resources. The three-step psychosocial intervention, reaching more than 300 people, was demonstrated to be effective in determining psychosocial needs and providing long-term psychological support to affected community members.