title: The 2010 Haiti earthquake response.
abstract: This article presents an overview of the mental health response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Discussion includes consideration of complexities that relate to emergency response, mental health and psychosocial response in disasters, long-term planning of systems of care, and the development of safe, effective, and culturally sound mental health services in the Haitian context. This information will be of value to mental health professionals and policy specialists interested in mental health in Haiti, and in the delivery of mental health services in particularly resource-limited contexts in the setting of disasters.
authors: Program in Global Mental Health and Social Change, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. giuseppe_raviola@hms.harvard.edu
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Raviola
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Severe
authors: Tatiana
authors: T
authors: Therosme
authors: Cate
authors: C
authors: Oswald
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Belkin
authors: Eddy
authors: E
authors: Eustache
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003906:Developing Countries; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D055866:Earthquakes; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006285:Health Planning; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007390:International Agencies; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012067:Religion; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Disaster; Earthquake; Haiti; Mental health; Psychosocial