Palestinian Medical Relief Society

General Information
Type of Organization:	Local NGO	Acronym:	PMRS
Governorate:	Jenin (Branch Office)	Establishment Year:	1979
Address:	Jenin / Al Basateen Street-infront of Al Nimer station	Telephone:	04-2430981
Website:	www.pmrs.ps	Fax:	04-2430981
E-mail:	pmrs@pmrs.ps
Person in Charge Name: Dr. Jamil Khamis Al Hamad Position: Director of Jenin Branch Telephone: 04-2430981 Mobile: 0599201774 E-mail: jamilalhamad@yahoo.com
Staff:	Psychologist (1) Community Worker (15)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

PMRS seeks to improve the overall physical, mental, and social well being of all Palestinians, regardless of racial, political, social, economic status, religion or gender. Our quality health services focus on the needs of the most vulnerable members of Palestinian society: women, children, disabled and the poor in rural villages, refugee camps, and urban centers.

Goals:

- Build and develop models of accessible, affordable, comprehensive and integrated primary health care and health insurance services in all target areas.
- Assist in the building of coalitions and coordination and mobilization of resources to influence national health policies.
- Empower communities through the promotion of voluntarism and participation to lobby and advocate for their health rights.
- Strengthen our organizational structure, ensure capacity-building and promote a culture of ownership and professionalism.
- Promote PMRS's sustainability and self-reliance.
- Contribute to the national struggle against occupation and for freedom and support the steadfastness of Palestinian communities in the face of oppression and racial discrimination.

Target Groups

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Children

Youth

Women

Elderly

Families

Activities / Interventions

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Information dissemination to the community at large
	Information on the current situation, relief efforts or available services
	Messages on positive coping
Facilitation of conditions for community local
	Support for emergency relief that is initiated by the community
Strengthening of community and family support
	Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
	Strengthening of parenting/family supports
	Facilitation of community supports to vulnerable persons
	Structured recreational or creative activities
Psychosocial support in education
	Psychosocial support to student teachers
psychosocial work
	Psychological first aid (PFA)
	Lining vulnerable individuals/families to resources
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
	Basic counselling for individuals
	Basic counselling families
	Basic counselling for groups
General activities to support MHPSS
	Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers
	Advocacy

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	Home	School	Clinic	Community
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City	Village	Camp
Cost of the services provided:	Free	Partial Cost

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
	Phobic anxiety disorders
	Obsessive – compulsive
	Acute stress disorders
	Emergency
	Grief
	PTSD
	Adjustment disorders
	Brief depressive
	Mixed anxiety & depressive
	Somatoform disorders
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
	Behavioral & emotional disorders
Mental disability
	Mild
Mood (affective) disorders
	Depressive

Training

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1 -Education Counseling (mental health).