Abstract

In any natural disaster, burdens of fear, insecurity, and stigmatization are ubiquitous and may act as hurdles to proper health interventions. Based on an understanding gleaned from a historical point of view of the psychosocial effect of past viral epidemics, the development and implementation of mental health assessment, support, treatment, and services are vital and persuasive aims for the health response to the 2019-nCoV outbreak. COVID19 related Catastrophes vary in dimensions and scope but have affected single or multiple-family residences, districts, populations, regions, or the state as a whole. Virtual Mental health crisis intervention started helping communities mitigate the effects of the disaster and related loss by providing family, neighbourhood, and community preparedness and resilience.

Highlights

  • Sadaf Ahmed Psychophysiology Research Lab, MAHQ Biological Research Centre, University of Karachi

  • Virtual Mental health crisis intervention started helping communities mitigate the effects of the disaster and related loss by providing family, neighbourhood, and community preparedness and resilience

  • To deal with the crucial mental health crisis, various models have been suggested and started crisis intervention by utilizing numerous tools and technology, that integrated the role of doctors, therapists, psychologists, and social workers to carry out mediations to affectees, their families, and medical staff and setting models of psychological crisis intervention response system that is applicable for urgent social and psychological problems[1,2]

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Introduction

Sadaf Ahmed Psychophysiology Research Lab, MAHQ Biological Research Centre, University of Karachi. Virtual Mental health crisis intervention started helping communities mitigate the effects of the disaster and related loss by providing family, neighbourhood, and community preparedness and resilience.

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