Jakarta Response Team Helps Psychological Recovery of 315 Children in Cianjur

The Jakarta Emergency Response Team provides psychosocial support services for children who are survivors of the Cianjur earthquake. It aims to restore the mental health or psychology of children post-traumatic due to earthquake.

Hopefully, they can move on and carry out activities like children in general

There are about 315 children recorded as attending psychosocial support services while the Jakarta Emergency Response Team is assigned to assist in handling the earthquake disaster in Cianjur.

It is conducted in four locations, namely Prawatasari Joglo Park Survivor Post, Pagi Sore Cibeureum Survivor Post, Baznas Sarampad Public Kitchen Post, and Puncak Manis Post.

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Jakarta BPBD's Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Head, M Ridwan said that the psychosocial support services provide a happy atmosphere for children and youth without thinking about the conditions they are currently experiencing. Therefore, it was expected to be able to eliminate their post-disaster trauma.

"Hopefully, they can move on and carry out activities like children in general or before the disaster occurred, so they can forget what happened," he hoped, Saturday (11/26).

He added that the team did play therapy, sang, as well as distributed dolls and toys to 315 children.

"We also do physical relaxation for adult men who feel tired and tired so they are comfortable and fresh after the massage," he concluded.