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Community Based Psychological Recovery

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Yayasan Pulih (Pulih Foundation)
Implementation Partner(s): 
Kontras, Kapal Perempuan, Rifka Annisa
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2002
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle), 60-90% (middle to upper-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
In-kind contributions, Out-of-pocket payments
Funders: 
Caritas Czech Republic, Ford Foundation, Hivos, ICCO, JICA, Operation USA, OPUSA, PIKUL, Save Children US, Terre des Hommes Netherlands, The British Embassy, TIFA Foundation, UNHCR, World Vision International Indonesia

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
<10
Summary: 

The PULIH Foundation began implementing the Community Based Psychosocial Recovery (Pemulihan Psikososial Berbasis Komunitas) program in an effort to improve the mental health of disaster survivors.

Program goals/rationale: 

Violent conflicts, disturbances and natural disasters in Indonesia and other parts of the globe have resulted in major and long-term losses for the victims. Material losses, physical injuries, loss of loved ones and psychological damage are among the dilemmas burdening survivors and their communities. Due to these circumstances, there is a need for appropriate handling of cases related to psychological damage. If a victim of psychological damage does not receive the proper care to restore their vitality or if they do not receive adequate support from their community, the damaging effects to the individual and broader community will remain for an indefinite period of time.

Key program components: 

In an effort to improve the mental health of disaster survivors, the PULIH Foundation goes beyond providing clinical help for individuals. PULIH implements a broader, more holistic approach, called the Community Based Psychosocial Recovery (Pemulihan Psikososial Berbasis Komunitas). Within the context of repairing the damages due to traumatic incidents, PULIH aims to emphasize the dynamic relation between psychological/spiritual and social dimensions. This strong tie between these two factors plays a large role in the sufferings and psychological damage experienced by the individual victims.

Activities in the psychosocial recovery program implemented by PULIH are: organized and structured games for children, vocational training for women, support groups, religious practice activities, development of daily routine activities, psycho education, and support and technical assistance provision for the humanitarian workers who work with the survivors, among others

Psychosocial Recovery strives to direct the victim, as well as the broader society, back to the normal functions of everyday life.

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