Natural Disasters

10　Mental Health

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10　Mental Health

    1. Nurses make visits to Evacuation Centers and other facilities.
      Have a nurse check on your child.

    2. Volunteers will also visit Evacuation Centers (hinanjo).
      They will sing songs, play games and draw pictures to help people feel better.
      Try participating along with your child.
      To find out when visits will take place, check the Evacuation Center notice board or ask staff.

    3. Check the following page for information on children's mental health care following a disaster.
      ■Children's Mental Health Care after a Disaster (unicef Japan)

      https://www.unicef.or.jp/kokoro/(Japanese only)

    1. Nurses will make visits to Evacuation Centers (hinanjo).
      Have a consultation with a nurse when they visit.
      It is common for volunteers who you can talk to to visit Evacuation Centers.
      Try speaking to a volunteer about how you are feeling.

    2. There are services that can offer advice about worries and issues over the phone or through Facebook Messenger.

      For details, please see the following pages.


      ■Yorisoi Hotline (Social Inclusion Support Center)

      https://www.since2011.net/yorisoi/n2/ (11 Languages)
      Consultations are available in 10 foreign languages. (Available languages differ depending on the day of the week.)

      ■TELL (Tokyo English Lifeline)

      https://telljp.com/lifeline/（English）

      You can speak to someone in English. You can call from anywhere in Japan.

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    3. Check the following page for information on mental health care after a disaster.
      ■Guide to "Mental Health Care" in Times of Disaster (Tokyo Metropolitan Mental Health & Welfare Center)

      https://www.fukushi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/chusou/joho/rifuretto.files/R5saigaitebiki.pdf（Japanese only）


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