Svjetski dan mentalnoga zdravlja - 10. listopad - uključite se!
Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija proglasila je 10. listopada Svjetskim danom mentalnog zdravlja. Obilježava se svake godine, a cilj mu je podizanje svijesti o problemima mentalnog zdravlja diljem svijeta kao i poticanje na ulaganje u sustav podrške mentalnom zdravlju. O tome koliko je zapravo mentalno zdravlje bitno govori i sama definicija zdravlja koju je 1926. godine dao Andrija Štampar: „Zdravlje je stanje potpunog fizičkog, psihičkog i socijalnog blagostanja, a ne samo odsustvo bolesti“. Od Štamparova govora na zasjedanju prve Skupštine svjetske zdravstvene organizacije, 25. lipnja 1948. godine do danas prošlo je 68 godina, a jednako je aktualno ono što je, između ostalog, rekao: „Bolest nije posljedica samo fizičkih i bioloških faktora. U pitanjima zdravlja sve veću ulogu igraju ekonomski i socijalni faktori, i ti se problemi trebaju rješavati ne samo s tehničkog već isto tako i sa sociološkog stajališta. Iako je medicina stara preko 5000 godina, a moderna znanost oko 150 godina, ta je ideja uznapredovala tek u posljednjih 50 godina. Zdravlje treba biti faktor stvaranja boljeg i sretnijeg života. Budući da je zdravlje osnovno pravo svakog ljudskog bića, zajednica je dužna osigurati ljudima što potpuniju zdravstvenu zaštitu. Prema tome, uvod u naš Ustav predstavlja veliku pobjedu, jer sadržava ispravnu koncepciju javnog zdravstva i baca svjetlo, koje će nas voditi na dugačkom i teškom putu, koji je pred nama.“
Vremenom se nije promijenila činjenica da ekonomski i socijalni čimbenici utječu kako na fizičko tako i na mentalno zdravlje te postoji jednaka potreba da zdravlje i zdravstveni sustav i pružatelji usluga u zdravstvu budu dostupni što većem broju ljudi. Obilježavanje ovoga dana omogućava svim pružateljima usluga koji se bave mentalnim zdravljem razmjenu iskustava o njihovom radu i tome što je još potrebno učiniti da zaštita mentalnog zdravlja postane dostupna diljem svijeta.
Poštovane kolegice, poštovani kolege, tema ovogodišnjeg Svjetskog dana mentalnog zdravlje je Psihološka prva pomoć.
Nedavno smo na ovim stranicama objavili brošuru koju su izradili kolegice i kolege Društva za psihološku pomoć. Ponovno je donosimo u privitku ove obavijesti. Iskoristite je za samoedukaciju ali i za vaše uključivanje u aktivnosti i obilježavanje ovogodišnjeg Svjetskog dana mentalnoga zdravlja.
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EFPA u svojem dopisu također potiče nacionalne udruge psihologa na obilježavanje Svjetskog dana mentalnoga zdravlje. Dopis donosimo u izvorniku:
Psychologists supports ‘ Psychological First Aid’ on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2016
Psychological first aid can be provided everywhere and should be made available for all.
When disaster impacts an individual or a community, psychological first aid is a tool for first responders alongside with life support and security interventions. Besides promoting wellbeing and adjustment, this intervention can prevent the onset of mental disorders and disruptive behaviours. Psychological first aid prevents chronic suffering and minimizes social impact of a disaster and so helps preserve the individual and community resilience.
This year’s World Mental Health Day is devoted to psychological first aid. By selecting this theme, the World Health Organization recognizes both the relevance of the impacts of critical events and the importance of psychological crisis intervention for individual and community well-being.
Every year millions of individuals are affected by disasters and catastrophes. These range from single events affecting thousands of individuals simultaneously to particular individuals continuously. The numbers involved are staggering.
In 2015 alone, 98.6 million individuals were affected by natural disasters and every day throughout the world 1.25 million die every year in road accidents which amounts to more than 3 000 fatalities per day. These events may increase with the advent of global warming, refugee migration and other factors.
In the absence of psychological first aid, the consequences of these events are severe. Anxiety disorders, such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, mood disorders and drug and alcohol abuse have been found to be associated with the experience of these events. Even when the disruption is not enough to meet diagnostic criteria, the psychological suffering and interpersonal impact are significant. And despite the fact that the majority of individuals do not need formal intervention, the incidence of these problems justifies the relevance of psychological first aid.
Psychological first aid is an intervention and a set of orientations in providing care in a crisis context. It involves the understanding of the crisis and human response according to psychological models. The main function of psychological first aid is to ease psychosocial disintegration caused by the crisis and to support people's strengths (like individual and community resilience, coping potentials, etc.) which help normalize the victims’ state of mind. At time disasters first aid means also screening individuals at risk and helping them to get the appropriate treatment in some supplying institution.
Considering the importance of this issue, the Standing Committee on Crisis and Disaster Psychology of EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations) published recommendations on Psychological First Aid on its website
http://disaster.efpa.eu/information/
Psychological first aid can be provided everywhere and should be made available for all.
Vremenom se nije promijenila činjenica da ekonomski i socijalni čimbenici utječu kako na fizičko tako i na mentalno zdravlje te postoji jednaka potreba da zdravlje i zdravstveni sustav i pružatelji usluga u zdravstvu budu dostupni što većem broju ljudi. Obilježavanje ovoga dana omogućava svim pružateljima usluga koji se bave mentalnim zdravljem razmjenu iskustava o njihovom radu i tome što je još potrebno učiniti da zaštita mentalnog zdravlja postane dostupna diljem svijeta.
Poštovane kolegice, poštovani kolege, tema ovogodišnjeg Svjetskog dana mentalnog zdravlje je Psihološka prva pomoć.
Nedavno smo na ovim stranicama objavili brošuru koju su izradili kolegice i kolege Društva za psihološku pomoć. Ponovno je donosimo u privitku ove obavijesti. Iskoristite je za samoedukaciju ali i za vaše uključivanje u aktivnosti i obilježavanje ovogodišnjeg Svjetskog dana mentalnoga zdravlja.
Obavijestite nas o vašim aktivnostima koje će te provesti ili provodite u sredini ili zajednici u kojoj živite i radite na Ova e-mail adresa je zaštićena od spambota. Potrebno je omogućiti JavaScript da je vidite. .
EFPA u svojem dopisu također potiče nacionalne udruge psihologa na obilježavanje Svjetskog dana mentalnoga zdravlje. Dopis donosimo u izvorniku:
Psychologists supports ‘ Psychological First Aid’ on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2016
Psychological first aid can be provided everywhere and should be made available for all.
When disaster impacts an individual or a community, psychological first aid is a tool for first responders alongside with life support and security interventions. Besides promoting wellbeing and adjustment, this intervention can prevent the onset of mental disorders and disruptive behaviours. Psychological first aid prevents chronic suffering and minimizes social impact of a disaster and so helps preserve the individual and community resilience.
This year’s World Mental Health Day is devoted to psychological first aid. By selecting this theme, the World Health Organization recognizes both the relevance of the impacts of critical events and the importance of psychological crisis intervention for individual and community well-being.
Every year millions of individuals are affected by disasters and catastrophes. These range from single events affecting thousands of individuals simultaneously to particular individuals continuously. The numbers involved are staggering.
In 2015 alone, 98.6 million individuals were affected by natural disasters and every day throughout the world 1.25 million die every year in road accidents which amounts to more than 3 000 fatalities per day. These events may increase with the advent of global warming, refugee migration and other factors.
In the absence of psychological first aid, the consequences of these events are severe. Anxiety disorders, such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, mood disorders and drug and alcohol abuse have been found to be associated with the experience of these events. Even when the disruption is not enough to meet diagnostic criteria, the psychological suffering and interpersonal impact are significant. And despite the fact that the majority of individuals do not need formal intervention, the incidence of these problems justifies the relevance of psychological first aid.
Psychological first aid is an intervention and a set of orientations in providing care in a crisis context. It involves the understanding of the crisis and human response according to psychological models. The main function of psychological first aid is to ease psychosocial disintegration caused by the crisis and to support people's strengths (like individual and community resilience, coping potentials, etc.) which help normalize the victims’ state of mind. At time disasters first aid means also screening individuals at risk and helping them to get the appropriate treatment in some supplying institution.
Considering the importance of this issue, the Standing Committee on Crisis and Disaster Psychology of EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations) published recommendations on Psychological First Aid on its website
http://disaster.efpa.eu/information/
Psychological first aid can be provided everywhere and should be made available for all.