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Chapter 36 - Case Study 3: Practical Approaches to Delivering Psychosocial and Mental Healthcare for the Public in the UK: Lessons Learned from a Major Incident in Manchester

from Section 4 - Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

By
Alan Barrett ,
Prathiba Chitsabesan ,
Paul French  and
Chris R Brewin
Edited by
Richard Williams ,
Verity Kemp ,
Keith Porter ,
Tim Healing  and
John Drury
Richard Williams
Affiliation:
University of South Wales
Verity Kemp
Affiliation:
Independent Health Emergency Planning Consultant
Keith Porter
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Tim Healing
Affiliation:
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London
John Drury
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
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Summary

This chapter is a case study of the Manchester Arena bombing in the UK in 2017. It focuses on practical approaches to delivering psychosocial and mental healthcare for the public and for professional staff, and considers the generic lessons identified from the experience.

Keywords

outreachpsychosocial supportresilience hubstrategic mental health and psychosocial supporttrajectories of response
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Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
 , pp. 264 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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