Civil emergencies - Social and psychological support
In the aftermath of a major incident many people will be affected.
They may be survivors of the incident, relatives of these survivors
or relatives of those who die as a result of the incident. They may
be affected simply by being involved in the response.
Some of these people will need trauma support in the immediate
aftermath of such an incident but in a short time they will have
recovered sufficiently to readjust to some sort of normality. Some,
however, will need a higher level of trauma support for some time
after the incident and a few will continue to need this support
over many years.
We provide a range of social and psychological support services
in the aftermath of a major incident affecting residents or
visitors.
We work closely with voluntary and statutory agencies, so that
the services they provide are complementary to those already
available.
They offer:
- Immediate practical support
- Emotional support
- Telephone support and incident helpline
- Friends and relative reception centre support
- Support to Police Casualty Bureau
- Temporary mortuary duty
- Media Interest support
- Other post-incident support to victims and
relatives
- Planning, tracking and reporting
- Support to social care staff