{"id":1955,"date":"2025-10-14T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsnhs.com\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:06:25","slug":"all-hands-on-deck-nsnhs-staff-deliver-immediate-psychosocial-aid-to-earthquake-affected-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/?p=1955","title":{"rendered":"All Hands On Deck: NSNHS Personnel Deliver Immediate Psychosocial Aid to Earthquake-Affected Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Following the recent earthquake events, a targeted Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MPHSS) initiative was deployed to assist affected learners. Crucially, the intervention was designed and executed as a self-paced, offline exercise<\/strong> (the “Post-Quake Connection Map”), allowing participants to engage remotely and individually. This decentralized strategy ensured immediate emotional care delivery without dependence on a physical group setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Target Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Key Stage 3\u20134 Learners (Grades 7\u201312)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The “Post-Quake Check-In” is a 30- to 45-minute self-paced activity focused on three core areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Body:<\/strong> Identifying and acknowledging physical sensations (tension, relaxation, etc.) post-event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Breath:<\/strong> Utilizing simple breathing techniques for self-regulation and emotional balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Support:<\/strong> Mapping out and recognizing personal coping strategies and external sources of support (people and resources).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Key Objectives and Outcomes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Objective<\/td>Outcome\/Impact<\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
    Foster Self-Awareness & Self-Regulation<\/strong><\/td>Activity encouraged learners to connect mind and body, promoting internal stability and emotional control after a traumatic event.<\/td><\/tr>
    Promote Psychological Healing<\/strong><\/td>Provided a structured framework to process trauma, helping to normalize feelings of fear and anxiety among the participants.<\/td><\/tr>
    Develop Resilience and Problem-Solving<\/strong><\/td>Guided learners to identify existing coping mechanisms and external support networks, enhancing their sense of security and preparedness.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion and Next Steps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The implementation of the self-paced “Post-Quake Connection Map” successfully provided a broad base of immediate psychosocial support. The individual reports generated by the learners\u2014detailing their emotional and physical state\u2014will now be utilized for a critical follow-up phase. The collected data will be analyzed to triage<\/strong> and facilitate necessary individual counseling referrals<\/strong> for any student exhibiting signs of persistent, significant distress, ensuring continuous support for the holistic well-being of the entire student population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Following the recent earthquake events, a targeted Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MPHSS) initiative was deployed to assist affected learners. Crucially, the intervention was designed and executed as a self-paced, offline exercise (the “Post-Quake Connection Map”), allowing participants to engage remotely and individually. This decentralized strategy ensured immediate emotional care delivery without dependence on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-banner","category-news","category-trending_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1955"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1981,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955\/revisions\/1981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsnhsgsc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}