Psychosocial support in war areas using community-based rehabilitation strategy.

Abstract

Dear Sir, Iiitrodiictiori Wars and disasters call for new strategies to meet the increased needs of pspchosocial support in the affected communities. There are great numbers of people having psycho-traumas, living in insecurity with problems of adaptation to a new environment, sometimes being refused help and having no trust in the helpers. In Croatia, a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) strategy was developed to manage these problems, both for the physically injured and those with a need for psychosocial support. This letter will focus on the need for psycho-social support, with special emphasis on children and underline the usefulness of a CBR strategy in a war situation.