Relevant information about relief efforts in affected areas

The information on this page in being provided by College members actively involved, either directly or through local organisations, in the relief work carried out in the countries affected by the tsunamis. We hope that, with the help of our members, this 'information bank' will grow and, in time, will become a useful source of reference to all those with an interest in mental health issues in the affected areas.

• Tsunami wreaks mental health havoc - 1 June 2005  
• A 3-month report from the Bishop of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka  
• Tsunami Support Network First Meeting - 11 March 2005  
• The tsunami's mental health legacy, Jane Elliott, BBC News Health Reporter  
• Global aid organisations involved in the Tsunami relief  
• WPA - a letter from the President  
• NIMHANS - efforts to help Tsunami victims  
• National Plan of Action for the Management and Delivery of Psychosocial and Mental Health Services for People affected by the Tsunami Disaster in Sri Lanka  
• Mental Health Task Force in Disaster, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka  
• Map of aid in Sri Lanka  
• Assistance for libraries in Sri Lanka  
• American Psychiatric Association web links on the Tsunami. How to obtain a disaster handbook.
• The Traumatic Stress Clinic - helpful information for families in the UK affected by the tsunami in South Asia.
• WHO Says Most Tsunami Victims Will Suffer Psychological Trauma. Press release of the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia in New Delhi, January 2005  
• After Treating Victims' Bodies, Indonesia and Sri Lanka Turn to Hearts and Minds