Psychological First Aid is a practice that “involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events.” In this episode we talk with Sonia Rastogi and Jessica Izquierdo of the GBV Guidelines Implementation Support Team about psychological first aid, the need, the practice, related self-care practices, and where to learn more.
Check out these resources referenced in the episode:
Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers from WHO https://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/guide_field_workers/en/
GBV Guidelines Pocket Guide: https://gbvguidelines.org/en/pocketguide/