INFO: Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) announces new guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings

Please distribute to your listserv(s)….thank you. Amena Hassan, Communications Manager, Office of International Affairs ************************************************************************************* The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC - a committee composed of leaders from UN and other intergovernmental agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent agencies, and a number of NGOs) has announced the publication of new guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings. The guidelines are the result of a broad international consultative process. For more links and to read the press release, please visit: http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/subsidi/tf_mhps/default.asp?bodyID=5&publish=0 Other Links: http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/news/newsdetails.asp?newsid=60&publish=0 http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/documents/docsdetails.asp?meetID=1376&publish=0 __________________________________________ Amena Hassan Communications Manager, Office of International Affairs American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington DC 20002-4242 USA +1-202-336-6105 Email: ahassan@apa.org URL: www.apa.org/international