How to eat an elephant: psychosocial support during an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Issue 1 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jónasdóttir, Elín
• Is Part Of: Intervention. Volume 13:Issue 1(2015:Mar.)
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: contact tracing -- dead body management -- Ebola Virus Disease -- psychosocial support -- social mobilisation and awareness training -- staff -- training of trainers -- volunteers; Psychiatric social work -- Periodicals; Refugees -- Mental health services -- Periodicals; Mental health counseling -- Periodicals; Armed conflict; Mental Health Services -- Periodicals; Refugees -- Periodicals; War -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Social Work, Psychiatric; Service social psychiatrique -- Périodiques; Réfugiés -- Santé mentale, Services de -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Santé mentale -- Périodiques; Mental health counseling; Psychiatric social work; Refugees -- Mental health services; Periodicals; 362.20425
• DOI: 10.1097/WTF.0000000000000078
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1571-8883

Abstract

Abstract : This field report summarises some of the problems, challenges and psychosocial issues facing Sierra Leone Red Cross National Society staff and volunteers, related to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, as well as local responses at a time when the rest of the world was just becoming aware of the disease as a real threat. The author provides a brief outline of what was, and is, needed and what she managed to plan and implement to help support the overall Ebola operation in Sierra Leone, as well as improve staff and volunteer support and the training of trainers.