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| Psychosocial Support in Americas |
California: thousands of new volunteers join movement as recovery begins
During the devastating fires that burned throughout Southern California, nearly one million people had to leave their homes.The American Red Cross will now begin working directly with affected families to provide vital recovery assistance.
Read more on the International Federation web site |
Psychosocial support in Cuba
In less than one decade, Cuba Red Cross has built a psychosocial support programme that has given support to tens of thousands of people affected not only by the very frequent hurricanes, tropical storms and floods, but also in a great diversity of other stressful situations which affect the population. Read more in Coping with Crisis #2/2008 |
Psychosocial support in Argentina after the flooding
In South America the Argentine Red Cross (ARC) has responded to flooding in 2008 and 2007. Psychosocial support was part of the assistance that the ARC brought to families who lost their homes and were evacuated to shelters.
Read more in the short DREF note in Coping with Crisis#3/2008 |
Colombia’s displaced populations
People driven into internal displacement because of the armed conflict in Colombia are being helped by a psychosocial programme of the American Red Cross in association with the Colombian Red Cross.
Read more in Coping with Crisis #4/2007 |
Giving hope in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is located in a disaster-prone area of Central America. Hurricanes and tropical storms hit the country regularly. In 2001, the Costa Rican Red Cross broadened its response to include not only material and physical needs, but also the emotional needs of those affected.
Read more in Coping with Crisis #4/2007 |
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