Introduction : from awareness to action : psychosocial support, holistic healing, and lessons learned in the fight against ebola and other epidemics / Judy Kuriansky -- A model for psychosocial support in emergency epidemics : an adjunct to existing guidelines based on testimonies from locals and responders / Carmen Valle -- Holistic intervention : a community association for psychosocial services facing ebola in Sierra Leone / Edward Bockarie -- Mental health and psychosocial support for children in the ebola epidemic : UNICEF Child Protection / Susan Lynn Bissell -- Women in the ebola crisis : response and recommendations from UN Women / Daniel Seymour -- Cultural competence in the time of ebola / Mohammed A. Nurhussein -- Survivors of ebola : a psychosocial shift from stigma to hero / Mariama Jalloh and Judy Kuriansky -- The impact and trauma for health care workers facing the ebola epidemic / Nira Shah and Judy Kuriansky -- Poverty and economics in the wake of ebola : an escalated strain on psychosocial coping / Sarah Netter and Judy Kuriansky -- Tears that never dry : personal observations about the emotional tragedy of the ebola epidemic and lessons learned / Joseph Jimmy Sankaituah -- Ebola : our story / Sosthène Nsimba and Ritah Nyembo -- Children and young mothers facing the ebola epidemic : one Liberian woman's effort to help / MacDella Cooper -- The diaspora reacts to the ebola crisis in Sierra Leone and west Africa : emotions and actions / Morlai Kamara -- Thrust into the spotlight : Liberian immigrants dealing with ebola and other stigmas / Bernadette Ludwig -- Psychosocial care for ebola patients : the response of Doctors without Borders/Médecins sans frontières / Ella Watson-Stryker -- Children and ebola : a model resilience and empowerment training and workshop / Judy Kuriansky, Yotam Polizer, and Joel Zinsou -- Supporting a public education response to stem the panic and spread of ebola : help for the national ebola helpline operators / Diddy Mymin Kahn, Jeffrey Bulanda, and Yeniva Sisay-Sogbeh -- Psychosocial support for a burial team : gender issues and help for young men helping their country / Judy Kuriansky -- Psychological trauma as a fundamental factor hindering containment of the ebola virus : workshops for professionals and paraprofessionals / Sheri Oz -- Combating stigma and fear : applying psychosocial lessons learned from the HIV epidemic and SARS to the current ebola crisis / Miriam Y. Vega -- The psychosocial and interpersonal impact of the SARS epidemic on Chinese health professionals : implications for epidemics including ebola / Kit Ling Chan, Wai Wai Chau, Judy Kuriansky, Emily A. A. Dow, Joel C. Zinsou, Janet Leung, and Sookyong Kim -- Combating ebola through public enlightenment and concerted government action : the case of Nigeria / Cyprian Heen -- Awareness and education about ebola through public health campaigns / Rebeka Ndinda Ngewa and Judy Kuriansky -- The UN community, civil society, and psychology NGOs respond to ebola : partners in action / Judy Kuriansky -- Integrating psychosocial and mental health principles into policy and planning for the prevention and management of epidemics and disasters / Corann Okorodudu and Judy Kuriansky -- Epilogue: building back better in ebola-free times / Judy Kuriansky.
Summary:
"Edited by a clinical psychologist who has been on the ground helping to develop psychosocial support for Ebola survivors in one of the hardest-hit regions of West Africa, this book explains the devastating emotional aspects of the epidemic and its impact on survivors and the population in West Africa, families in the diaspora, and people in the United States and other countries. It also describes lessons learned from past epidemics like HIV/AIDS and SARS, and valuable approaches to healing from future epidemics. While the devastating Ebola epidemic has been contained, the effects of this outbreak--referred to by the World Health Organization as "the most severe acute public health emergency seen in modern times"--have wreaked a tremendous emotional toll on the populations of West Africa as well as on families and survivors worldwide. This groundbreaking book covers the psychosocial needs, programs, and policies related to the Ebola epidemic and examines broader lessons of the outbreak, such as changes in the ways in which healing from future epidemics can be handled. Edited by Judy Kuriansky, PhD, a noted clinical psychologist and United Nations NGO representative with extensive experience helping after disasters worldwide, and direct experience gained from being "on the ground" in West Africa in the midst of the epidemic, this book identifies and explains universal psychological factors at play in all such crises. It debunks myths regarding Ebola and describes the resulting psychological and social harm caused by the epidemic. The chapters cover overarching emotional issues and problems as well as the long-term impact on at-risk groups, such as children, women, and health workers; the impact of emotional issues on social and economic life; responses of government officials, media, and various aid organizations; and solutions being offered by groups worldwide, including service and humanitarian organizations, politicians, policymakers, and public health education groups." -- Publisher's description
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.