Essam Daod: How we can bring mental health support to refugees
Essam Daod: Como podemos trazer apoio de saúde mental aos refugiados
Essam Doad provides first response mental health interventions to refugees and displaced populations. Full bio
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child psychiatrist
psiquiatra infantil
nas linhas costeiras e botes de resgate
shorelines and rescue boats
na Grécia e no Mar Mediterrâneo.
a mental-health catastrophe
uma catástrofe de saúde mental
and it will change our world.
e irá mudar o nosso mundo.
passo a maior parte do tempo no exterior.
I spend most of my time abroad.
on the Greek island of Lesbos
in the Mediterranean,
arrived to the shoreline,
chegaram ao litoral,
than 1.5 million refugees.
different sufferings and traumas
sofrimentos e traumas vindos da Síria,
and different countries in Africa.
e diferentes países da África.
lost their lives.
lost their souls and their mental health
sua alma e saúde mental
and traumatic experience.
cruel e traumática.
refugiado da Síria,
on a crowded rubber boat.
em um bote de borracha lotado.
what's happening to him,
o que estava acontecendo com ele,
of developing a new trauma.
um novo trauma.
that this was a golden hour,
que era a hora de ouro,
in which I could change his story,
em que eu poderia mudar sua história,
for the rest of his life.
pelo resto de sua vida.
and said to his shaking mother in Arabic,
e disse à mãe dele, abalada, em árabe,
and take a breath."
tearful eyes and said,
olhos lacrimosos e disse:
shu hada?"
helicopter hovering above us.
pairando acima de nós.
with big cameras,
com grandes câmeras,
and the powerful heroes,
como você, Omar, podem atravessar o mar."
stopped crying and asked me,
parou de chorar e perguntou:
algumas orientações a seguir.
some guidance to follow.
of post-traumatic stress disorder
de estresse pós-traumático
issues in the future,
de saúde mental no futuro,
raise a family and beyond.
formar um família e ir além.
que serão armazenadas na amígdala,
that will be stored in the amygdala,
do cérebro humano.
will fight the traumatic ones,
se elas forem reativadas no futuro.
não irá apenas relembrá-lo
will not just remind him
is now a story of bravery.
é uma história de coragem.
and establish a new narrative.
e estabelecer novas perspectivas.
out of more than 350,000 children
de mais de 350 mil crianças
in this crisis alone.
somente nessa crise.
thousand children and me.
de saúde mental
during times of active crisis.
durante os períodos de crise.
co-founded "Humanity Crew."
e amigos criamos a "Humanity Crew",
organizations in the world
ajuda psicossocial
psychosocial aid
mental health interventions
aos refugiados e populações deslocadas.
with a suitable intervention,
a psychosocial work plan
psicossocial de quatro etapas
on each step of their journey.
em cada etapa de sua jornada.
on the rescue boats,
nos botes de resgate,
and through our online clinic
hospitais e pela nossa clínica on-line
and overcomes languages.
helping them integrate.
ajudando-os a se integrar.
volunteers and therapists.
qualificados e treinados.
of mental health support
de suporte de saúde mental
to prevent this mental health catastrophe.
essa catástrofe de saúde mental.
is not just needed for the body,
socorros não são apenas para o corpo,
the mind, the soul.
a mente e a alma.
mas o dano pode permanecer pela vida toda.
o que distingue os humanos das máquinas
distinguishes us humans from machines
and the delicate soul within us.
para salvar mais Omars.
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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