Mental health support for disaster victims

Indonesian rescuers evacuate a survivor from under a collapsed restaurant building in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 30 September 2018. (AAP)

Indonesian rescuers evacuate a survivor from under a collapsed restaurant building in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 30 September 2018. Source: AAP

Psychologist and writer Bondhan Kresna Wijaya explains the impact of disasters on the victims’ mental health.


What needs to be done to care for the mental health of disaster victims?  What is the value of talk-therapy?  Should we always wait for the experts and government agencies to provide support? Bondhan Kresna Wijaya talks about simple ways to provide effective mental health support for disaster victims.

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