NGOs provide help for bombing victims

NGOs provide help for bombing victims

JAKARTA: Non-governmental organizations Yayasan Pulih, Yayasan
Forum 58 and the International Catholic Migration Commission
(ICMC) have launched an joint campaign to help people cope with
trauma resulting from terrorist attacks.

The three organizations have been active in providing
counseling for survivors and relatives of bomb-attack victims as
well as for people who fear more bombs.

Kristi Poerwandari of Yayasan Pulih said that people often had
trouble coping with traumatic experiences.

"Now we have a program called the 'Natural Coping
Mechanism' ... We are also running advertisements, getting the
issue on radio and TV talk shows and into media to help us reach
out to those who are disturbed by the recurring terrorist
attacks.

For more information and counseling, the public can contact
the groups' hotline at 7196426, 7197476, or 70791304 or e-mail
its e-counseling service on yayasan_pulih@yahoo.com. -- Antara