The volunteer’s mental health and well-being is equally as important as the help they provide!
The Youth team leaders and volunteers attended a training lecture with Dr. Peter Kaiser, mental health expert for victims of torture and war, who was specially commissioned by Malteser International in Germany to assess the needs and respond to the current Lebanese crisis. The focus of the lecture was on the management of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) when recovering from an explosion, addressing two parts:
– First and foremost the mental health and well-being of the volunteers, allowing them to share their coping skills after this tragedy, learning how to channel their emotions.
– Second, the different ways to address and help survivors to take preliminary steps to emotional recovery during their field interventions in the devastated areas.
