What kinds of interventions will you provide as a disaster unfolds? Health practitioners, health professional groups, governments and other organisations increasingly recognise that there are interventions that can be provided during and immediately after a disaster to help support the psychological wellbeing of individuals and communities – these are known as Level 1 interventions. As health practitioners, we can enhance our ability to meet the mental health needs of disaster-impacted individuals in a timely fashion by using interventions such as Psychological First Aid (or PFA)- simple psychological strategies designed to address transient psychosocial difficulties. PFA sits within a stepped-care approach to the provision of mental health services and is considered a Level 1 intervention, best implemented as a disaster unfolds and in its aftermath. PFA involves the timely provision of meaningful information and practical support to disaster-impacted individuals, and can be offered by a range of practitioners – training as a mental health professional is not necessary. Watch this video to understand more about the principles that underpin the use of psychological first aid. For information visit our Mental Health Disaster Hub https://lnkd.in/gCYzGMF #Trauma #MentalHealthMatters #PsychologicalFirstAid #Support #PhoenixAustralia