Essam Daod: How we can bring mental health support to refugees
Esams Daūds: Kā nodrošināt garīgās veselības atbalstu bēgļiem
Essam Doad provides first response mental health interventions to refugees and displaced populations. Full bio
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child psychiatrist
ja ne vienīgais, bērnu psihiatrs,
shorelines and rescue boats
piekrastēs un glābšanas laivās
a mental-health catastrophe
garīgās veselības katastrofu,
and it will change our world.
un mainīs pasauli.
I spend most of my time abroad.
lielāko daļu laika pavadu ārzemēs.
on the Greek island of Lesbos
in the Mediterranean,
arrived to the shoreline,
than 1.5 million refugees.
different sufferings and traumas
dažādas ciešanas un traumas
and different countries in Africa.
un dažādām Āfrikas valstīm.
lost their lives.
vairāk nekā 12 000 bēgļu
lost their souls and their mental health
savu dvēseli un garīgo veselību
and traumatic experience.
on a crowded rubber boat.
pārbāztā gumijas laivā.
what's happening to him,
saprast, kas ar viņu notiek,
of developing a new trauma.
that this was a golden hour,
ka šī ir zelta stunda,
in which I could change his story,
kurā varu mainīt viņa stāstu,
for the rest of his life.
kā viņš piedzīvoto atcerēsies.
and said to his shaking mother in Arabic,
un viņa trīcošajai mātei arābiski sacīju:
and take a breath."
tearful eyes and said,
asaru pilnām acīm un teica:
shu hada?"
šu hada?”
helicopter hovering above us.
helikopteru virs mums.
with big cameras,
ar lielām kamerām,
and the powerful heroes,
stopped crying and asked me,
pārstāja raudāt un jautāja:
minūtes piecpadsmit.
some guidance to follow.
norādījumus, ko darīt tālāk.
of post-traumatic stress disorder
traucējumu prevalenci
issues in the future,
problēmas nākotnē,
un darba iegūšanai,
raise a family and beyond.
that will be stored in the amygdala,
mandeļveida kodolā,
will fight the traumatic ones,
will not just remind him
ceļojumu no Sīrijas.
is now a story of bravery.
tas ir stāsts par varonību.
and establish a new narrative.
un veidot jaunu stāstījumu.
out of more than 350,000 children
no vairāk nekā 350 000 bērnu
in this crisis alone.
atbalsta šajā krīzē vien.
thousand children and me.
garīgās veselības speciālisti,
during times of active crisis.
pievienotos glābšanas komandām.
co-founded "Humanity Crew."
kopā izveidojām „Cilvēces komandu”,
organizations in the world
organizācijām pasaulē,
psychosocial aid
un pirmās garīgās palīdzības sniegšanā
mental health interventions
with a suitable intervention,
a psychosocial work plan
kas seko bēgļiem visa ceļojuma laikā.
on each step of their journey.
on the rescue boats,
and through our online clinic
un mūsu tiešsaistes klīnikā,
and overcomes languages.
helping them integrate.
iekļauties patvēruma valstīs.
brīvprātīgo un terapeitu delegācijas.
volunteers and therapists.
of mental health support
garīgās veselības atbalsta
to prevent this mental health catastrophe.
šo garīgās veselības katastrofu.
is not just needed for the body,
vajadzīga ne tikai ķermenim,
the mind, the soul.
distinguishes us humans from machines
mūs, cilvēkus, atšķir
and the delicate soul within us.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Essam Daod - Mental health specialistEssam Doad provides first response mental health interventions to refugees and displaced populations.
Why you should listen
In 2015, child psychiatrist Essam Daod was a volunteer doctor on the Greek island of Lesbos, where he witnessed the unspeakable suffering and trauma of thousands of refugees arriving from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. “I left the island wondering how these people can handle all this loss and trauma without any kind of psychosocial support,” he remembers. So, Daod founded the humanitarian aid agency Humanity Crew in 2015 with his wife Maria Jammal to provide such support. With an operating base in Greece, Humanity Crew recruits, trains and deploys mental health professionals and qualified volunteers to deliver psychosocial services to refugees and displaced populations in an effort to improve refugee well-being and prevent further psychological trauma. Leading research in the field of refugee mental health, Humanity Crew ultimately hopes to raise the profile of mental health care as a fundamental aspect of emergency humanitarian crisis response.
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