CoDRRAMental health and psychosocial support
- Minimum standards for protecting children in a disaster
An introductory video explains the CPMS handbook and where to find the Japanese edition.
- Applying humanitarian standards during COVID-19
A Japanese translation of Sphere guidance explains how humanitarian standards informed the early COVID-19 response.
- Staying connected while reducing face-to-face contact
An article from Japan’s 2020 state of emergency discusses how people could maintain relationships while seeing fewer people in person.
- Daily routines during school closures, part 2
Ideas for reviewing the day, noticing what children managed to do and talking about uncertainty.
- Supporting children’s mental health during COVID-19, part 3
This article considers the stress adults carry and how looking after themselves can help them support children.
- Supporting children’s mental health during COVID-19, part 2
How adults can look for changes, listen to children and link them with support.
- Supporting children’s mental health during COVID-19, part 1
An introduction to the changes in sleep, appetite and behaviour that children may show when they feel under stress.
- The intervention pyramid for mental health and psychosocial support
The pyramid places specialised mental health care alongside practical, family and community support.
- The cluster approach to coordinating humanitarian assistance
The United Nations cluster approach groups responders by area of work so organisations can coordinate assistance.