The lack of psychologists further increases Dana's influence on children

1. Like war
2. Children are the most vulnerable
3. Valencia has one of the lowest rates of psychologists
4. Need for early interventions
5. Los mayors are also demanding follow-up
6. Environment is key to juvenile protection
7. Effective mental plans

La dagastadora Calf que azotó la Comunidad Valenciana It left visible and invisible scars. Con 226 vidas perdidas y localities arrasadas, las emotional sequels están coménzando a emerger, y special los más sensitive places: los niños.

Trastornos de ansiedad, depression and phobias afectan ya muchos minores, mientras las familias lidian con la desperación de no encontrar apoyo professional suficiente para atenderlos. La absence of psychologists en la region agrava la crisis, dejando a cientos de afectados sin la atención necessaria to cope with trauma.

Like war

Las results of psychology son of de la son catastrophe can be compared to what people who have lived through warsegún explica a Confidential Digital Enrique Soler, psychologist expert in emergencies at the Open University of Catalonia.

Los afectados sufren Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Pathological Duelingdeboto a las pérdidas impredecibles y extremely dolorosas que han paedecido. In the beginning, survival prevails, any extreme situation arises.

“The effect is summarized as: the entire population de las zones afectadas parece haberse sumido en una realidad dominant por el horror, el terror y la incertidumbre“, Soler emphasizes.

Children are the most vulnerable

The impact on children is particularly severe because they do not have the necessary emotional tools to deal with traumatic situations. They need a protective environment que, por la catástrofe, desaparece or se debilita, lo que agrava las consecuencias del trauma. For a great experience Marcará sus vidas for a long time after the incident.

In addition, children usually express their anxiety unconsciously. Pesadillas recurrentes, difficulty sleeping, hypervigilance, falta de concentración, tempores Disruptive behaviors are some of the signals that parents and professors should watch for over the next few months to determine potential consequences.

However, detector estos symptoms no solution guaranteedbecause the available psychological resources are insufficient.

Valencia has one of the lowest rates of psychologists

La Comunidad Valenciana is facing the worst catastrophe of the century in Spain and is doing it. One of the lowest rates of psychologists per population.

Según los últimos datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), updated in December 2023, cuenta con There are 55 active psychologists per 100,000 inhabitants; only Castilla y Leon (39) and Castilla La Mancha (29) tienen menos, This is well below the national average of 83 active psychologists per 100,000 population in 2023..

Need for early interventions

To mitigate the consequences, Soler insists on their importance personalized interventions y en el papel fundamental de la Emergency psychology en las primeras etapas tras un desastre.

Although it is not always possible to deploy experts immediately, due to the nature of the tragedy or the lack of resources, cuanto más temprana sea la interventionmore opportunities minimize emotional impact Focus on one medium and one large pitch.

Human society plays an important role in recovery. La solidarity when it emerges as the main tool in extreme situations unity of effort against this “common enemy”. supera “different politics or previous conflicts”. Continue: “The goal is to save us all as a community.” Soler, tragedies, devastation, typical of a noble person.

Los mayors are also demanding follow-up

Fernando Muñoz Prieto, expert in emergency psychology and emergency care, CES Cardinal Cisneros professor, comment elderly y los niños selector Weaknesses accumulate before disaster.

“Son los más Defenses y tienen que affrontar images y situaciones durísimas, así como pérdidas de seres queridos”. The elderly, due to their condition, require special follow-up in the recovery process, Para que no se sientan desprotegidos or solo ve medio del trauma.

Environment is key to juvenile protection

In the case of minors, Muñoz Prieto emphasizes, “generally the most common will be the main anxiety symptoms.” This is the fear and dread that awaits at night“.

This is a basic emotion block for adults. transmitar calma y apoyo a los más pequeñosEviento que desarrollen patrones de ansiedad anticipatoria. “There, the psychologia comunitaria models will help them a lot to return to extraordinary levels that are very adaptive,” the expert added.

Thus, Muñoz Prieto emphasizes the importance match the explanations of what happened according to age De cada niño, sin caer en detalles que puedan generar meor tempor.

well, la familia es clave In this companionship, the society should play an active role in the protection of children. “Consul, It may be psychologically possible a los menores, desde luego les ajudare” he concluded.

Effective mental plans

El Minister of Health ha puesto en marcha un Intervention plan and mental la población afectada por la catástrofe, compuesto por 14 teams multidisciplinary specialized.

Estos equipos brindrán It is psychologically oriented y trabajarán en la prevention de problemas mentales, además de identify de manera de manera early riesgo de desarrollar de trastornos graves.

This intervention will be built on two levels: a community and a specialized one. El primero esttará orientado a la prevention and promotion of bienestar, mediation psychosocial data activation, high-level programs and programs The Buscan detector problem has been around for a while.

It will address the most complex cases as a specialized level detection of clinical cases Posttraumatic stress disorder. These patients will be referred to the mental health network of the Community of Valencia to receive professional attention in the medium and long term.