Essam Daod: How we can bring mental health support to refugees
Essam Daod: Como podemos ajudar os refugiados quanto à saúde mental
Essam Doad provides first response mental health interventions to refugees and displaced populations. Full bio
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child psychiatrist
psiquiatra infantil
shorelines and rescue boats
nos barcos de resgate
e do Mar Mediterrâneo.
a mental-health catastrophe
na saúde mental
and it will change our world.
e mudará o nosso planeta.
I spend most of my time abroad.
a maior parte do tempo no estrangeiro.
on the Greek island of Lesbos
in the Mediterranean,
arrived to the shoreline,
chegaram à costa,
de um milhão e meio de refugiados.
than 1.5 million refugees.
different sufferings and traumas
sofrimentos e traumas.
and different countries in Africa.
e de diferentes países africanos.
mais de 12 000 refugiados
lost their lives.
lost their souls and their mental health
a alma e a saúde mental,
dolorosa e traumática.
and traumatic experience.
on a crowded rubber boat.
num barco de borracha apinhado.
what's happening to him,
de entender o que estava a acontecer,
of developing a new trauma.
mais um trauma.
que aquela era a hora de ouro,
that this was a golden hour,
in which I could change his story,
podia mudar a história dele.
contar a si mesmo toda a vida.
for the rest of his life.
e disse em árabe à trémula mãe dele:
and said to his shaking mother in Arabic,
and take a breath."
assustados e lacrimosos e disse:
tearful eyes and said,
shu hada?"
helicopter hovering above us.
da polícia que pairava acima de nós.
com grandes câmaras
with big cameras,
and the powerful heroes,
e poderosos heróis
atravessar o mar".
stopped crying and asked me,
parou de chorar e perguntou:
some guidance to follow.
of post-traumatic stress disorder
de "stress" pós traumático
issues in the future,
de saúde mental,
raise a family and beyond.
that will be stored in the amygdala,
que serão guardadas na amígdala,
combaterão as traumáticas,
will fight the traumatic ones,
will not just remind him
não vai apenas lembrar-lhe
is now a story of bravery.
é agora uma história de bravura.
and establish a new narrative.
e estabelecer uma nova narrativa.
out of more than 350,000 children
entre mais de 350 000 crianças
apenas nesta crise.
in this crisis alone.
thousand children and me.
de saúde mental
during times of active crisis.
nos momentos de crise ativa.
e amigos fundámos a "Humanity Crew",
co-founded "Humanity Crew."
organizations in the world
psychosocial aid
apoio psicossocial
mental health interventions
de primeira resposta
with a suitable intervention,
uma intervenção adequada
um plano de trabalho psicossocial
a psychosocial work plan
em casa passo da sua viagem.
on each step of their journey.
on the rescue boats,
dentro dos barcos de socorro
and through our online clinic
e através da nossa clínica "online",
and overcomes languages.
e supera as línguas.
helping them integrate.
ajudando-os a integrarem-se.
volunteers and therapists.
qualificados e treinados.
de apoio em saúde mental,
of mental health support
to prevent this mental health catastrophe.
em saúde mental.
is not just needed for the body,
que os primeiros socorros
the mind, the soul.
a mente e a alma.
permanecer toda a vida.
os seres 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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