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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 310-313 |
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Mental health and psychosocial support in UNFPA: toward implementation of the IASC Guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings
Henia Dakkak1, Takashi Izutsu2
1 Programme Advisor, Humanitarian Response Branch, Programme Division, UNFPA Headquarters in New York
2 Technical Analyst, Technical Division, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York
Correspondence Address:
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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The purpose of this paper is to clarify the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA's) role and areas of work concerning mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings for better inter-agency/sectoral coordination and collaboration. This paper will also discuss the implications of the guidelines for current operations and future ones.
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