On October 8. 2005, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment monitor scale struck the northeastern region of Pakistan. Wikipedia reported that entire villages and roads were buried by landslides in the North-West Frontier Province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The destruction of the earthquake was even felt in India and Afghanistan. Because of… Continue reading >>
MHOP meeting Sri Lancan Red CrescentsThe first team of the Mental Health Outreach Project meeting local Sri Lancan Red Crescents in Batticaloa, February 2005 Tsunami Press Release UN Tsunami Press Release Tsunami Pictures Post Tsunami Mental Health Outreach Project Tsunami Relief
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In response to this crisis, the Association for Trauma Outreach and Prevention (ATOP) spearheaded by Dr. Ani Kalayjian, is implementing its Mental Health Outreach Project (MHOP) in the Gulf Coast. The MHOP is mobilizing teams of mental health volunteers to treat survivors. Unfortunately, at least 15% of survivors will present symptoms of PTSD that will… Continue reading >>
Ani Kalayjian, PhD Fordham University at Lincoln Center (NJ) ATOP Team A solemn yet celebratory day in Haiti marks the one-year anniversary of the January 12, 2010, earthquake. In this devastating earthquake, 230,000 people lost their lives, and 2.3 million people are still missing; over half of the Haitian population found themselves without homes, and… Continue reading >>
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