Resources
Guides, templates, and research from the lab, plus links to resources on COVID-19, disaster response, and humanitarian aid.
COVID-19 and long COVID
Guide
Preparing for a visit about long COVID
A Japanese adaptation of a U.S. CDC guide on what to prepare before a visit so you can make the most of your time with a clinician.
Guide
Caring for people with long COVID
A Japanese adaptation of U.S. CDC guidance on managing unfamiliar symptoms and easing the burden of caring for yourself or someone else.
Guide
COVID-19 and psychiatric care
A preliminary guide from April 2020 on what psychiatric care teams should know and prepare before COVID-19 spreads locally.
Templates
Templates for supporting facilities with COVID-19 cases
Three templates for logging calls, reporting the status of people with COVID-19, and recording support activities.
Disaster response
Guide
What matters in a disaster: the cluster approach
An introduction to the problems residents face in a disaster and how support is coordinated across areas such as health, shelter, water, and sanitation.
Report
White paper on supporting disaster medical responders
A white paper for responders and deploying organizations on stress and preparedness, based on research after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Report
Local mental health and welfare systems after disasters
A project report and case studies on local mental health care and welfare systems in the months and years after a disaster, published by the Health and Global Policy Institute.
Research article
Organizational support for disaster volunteers and women responders
A study of the support small disaster response organizations can provide and the considerations they should make for women responders.
Research article
Disaster rehabilitation training: development and evaluation
A study on developing and evaluating training materials for rehabilitation in disaster response.