Essam Daod: How we can bring mental health support to refugees
Essam Daod: Hur vi kan ge psykologisk hjälp till flyktingar
Essam Doad provides first response mental health interventions to refugees and displaced populations. Full bio
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child psychiatrist
barnpsykologen
shorelines and rescue boats
strandlinjer och räddningsbåtar
a mental-health catastrophe
en psykisk hälsokatastrof
and it will change our world.
och det kommer förändra vår värld.
I spend most of my time abroad.
spenderar jag mycket tid utomlands.
on the Greek island of Lesbos
på den grekiska ön Lesbos
in the Mediterranean,
arrived to the shoreline,
till strandkanten
than 1.5 million refugees.
1,5 miljoner flyktingar.
different sufferings and traumas
lidanden och trauman
and different countries in Africa.
och olika länder i Afrika.
lost their lives.
sina liv.
lost their souls and their mental health
förlorade sina själar och psykiska hälsa
and traumatic experience.
och traumatiska erfarenheter.
on a crowded rubber boat.
i en fullsatt gummibåt.
what's happening to him,
oförmögen att förstå vad som händer honom
of developing a new trauma.
utveckla ett nytt trauma.
that this was a golden hour,
att detta var en gyllene timme
in which I could change his story,
där jag kunde förändra hans historia.
for the rest of his life.
i resten av sitt liv.
and said to his shaking mother in Arabic,
sa till hans skakande mamma på arabiska,
"Ateeni elwalad o khudi nafas"
and take a breath."
tearful eyes and said,
tårfyllda ögon och sa,
shu hada?"
"Ammo" (morbror på arabiska), shu hada?"
helicopter hovering above us.
som svävade ovanför oss.
with big cameras,
med stora kameror
and the powerful heroes,
och starka hjältarna,
stopped crying and asked me,
slutade att gråta och frågade mig
some guidance to follow.
lite vägledning att följa.
of post-traumatic stress disorder
av posttraumatisk stressyndrom
issues in the future,
raise a family and beyond.
bilda familj och därutöver.
that will be stored in the amygdala,
som kommer att lagras i amygdalan,
will fight the traumatic ones,
will not just remind him
inte bara påminna honom
is now a story of bravery.
historien en historia av mod.
and establish a new narrative.
skapa en ny berättelse.
out of more than 350,000 children
mer än 350 000 barn
in this crisis alone.
enbart denna kris.
thousand children and me.
during times of active crisis.
under tider av pågående kris.
co-founded "Humanity Crew."
tillsammans grundade "Humanity Crew".
organizations in the world
psychosocial aid
psykosocial hjälp
mental health interventions
with a suitable intervention,
ett lämpligt ingripande
a psychosocial work plan
en psykosocial arbetsplan
on each step of their journey.
på varje steg av deras resa.
on the rescue boats,
and through our online clinic
och på vår digitala klinik
and overcomes languages.
helping them integrate.
hjälper dem integrera.
194 delegationer
volunteers and therapists.
volontärer och terapeuter.
of mental health support
av psykologisk hjälp
to prevent this mental health catastrophe.
förhindra denna psykologiska katastrof.
is not just needed for the body,
inte bara är till för kroppen,
the mind, the soul.
sinnet, själen.
distinguishes us humans from machines
skiljer oss människor från maskiner
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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