Tsunami and Earthquake Discussion and Support Forum Launches
Our discussion and support forum opens a dedicated section for those whose lives have been affected by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami which struck in southern Asia. If you are involved in the relief effort, if you have lost friends or relatives in the tragedy, or if you are just trying to come to grips with the sheer cost of the tsunami in terms of human life and suffering, please join us.
With the death toll still rising daily as of this writing, the earthquake and tsunami which struck just a few days ago in southern Asia has prompted the largest relief effort in history. The CounsellingResource.com discussion and support forum, which has long provided sections for visitors to explore topics in mental health and wellness, now offers a dedicated section for Earthquake and Tsunami Support.
If you are involved in the relief effort, if you have lost friends or relatives in the tragedy, or if you are just — like so many of us — trying to come to grips with the sheer cost of the tsunami in terms of human life and suffering, please join us.
Additional information and support resources on the web, most focusing on physical relief efforts on the ground, include:
- BBC Missing People Links
- Enquiries, Helplines and Emergency Services
- Red Cross Family Links
- SEA-EAT
- Tsunami Missing People
- WorldChanging.com
UPDATE: We are now coordinating an international effort (“International Effort to Offer Volunteer Counselling or Therapy Support to Those Affected by Tsunami”) to collect details of mental health professionals willing to volunteer counselling, therapy, and other mental health support services to those directly affected by the natural disaster, those who have lost loved ones as a result of the tsunami, and aid workers in agencies operating in the area.
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4th January 2005
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist working in North Wales - for four days I did not know if my daughter and boyfriend were safe in Thailand - they are safe - and I am aware of what a horrendous experience it was not knowing - I am well supported, but many who have been through this and in fact then have GOOD news - may not find it so easy to talk about what they have been through. This has led me to think about the ripple effect of the trauma in a disaster of this magnitude - and as well as wanting to respond to do what I can at the centre of the disaster - I am aware of the need for support for those who are at the out rim. Without some opportunity to talk through and receive acknowledgementof their experience, many are likely to block off in a way that may lead to problems later on.
I am interested in providing a service specifically aimed at those who would be seem as “further down the trauma scale” - to legitamise their experience.
I am thinking that many counsellors and therapists may be willing to give a small amount of their time locally, by phone, email, or face to face.
I am attempting to find out if any such service, linked to established trauma services, exists in North Wales - so far I have not discovered anything.
I am interested in any information anyone may have about such a service, and your thoughts on the need for easily available, free services for those at the outer ripple. Jody Mardula
4th January 2005
Jody, you’ve described what seems to me like a really important need that would be easy to overlook in the rush to prepare services for those with bad news. Although I’m not personally aware of relevant services specifically in North Wales, we are putting together a rapidly-growing database of mental health professionals from all over the world who are willing to donate their time to offer support by phone, email, IRC, or in person.
Mental health professionals who would like to add their details to the database can do so at our tsunami support page.