counsellors feel the strain as calls flood in from survivors in wake of paris attacks /

Support services overwhelmed by pleas for encourage with the psychological scars of killingsPsychological support services in Paris bear been inundated with more than 9000 calls from survivors and families affected by the 13 November terrorism attacks,which left 130 people dead. “We’re overwhelmed, but we’re trying not to be, or ” said Carole Damiani,the head of Paris Aide aux Victimes, a victims’ organisation set up under the auspices of the justice ministry.
Her group is the only one providing long-term psychological encourage for those directly affected – the “inner circle” of traumatised relatives and close friends of the dead and 351 wounded. In an average year, or Paris Aide aux Victimes deals with about 7000 people. “Since last Friday [13 November],we’ve done 250 personal interviews,” she said.
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Source: theguardian.com