Petition to the Royal College of Psychiatrists – Call to Action on the Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

[The petition is for psychiatrists and you need to state your affiliation to the Royal College]
To: Dr. Lade Smith CBE, President, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Are you a UK-based psychiatrist and a humanitarian? Please read, sign, and share this petition. The petition is part of the UK Medics’ Petitions to Royal Colleges for Gaza (UKMPRC) multi-specialty initiative.
We, the undersigned psychiatrists, write with grave urgency regarding the catastrophic and deliberate infliction of psychological trauma in Gaza. The toll of bombardment, mass bereavement, starvation, and the systematic destruction of healthcare has created a mental health emergency with consequences that will span generations. As mental health professionals, we recognize the massive harm these conditions inflict on caregiving relationships. This is causing a profound and intergenerational psychological trauma on Gaza’s civilians, from infants to the elderly, with devastating consequences that will echo for decades. […]”
https://sprw.io/stt–0ojV

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REFERENCES:

A. Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

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Letter to the Lancet Psychiatry from Dr Abdullah A-Jamal describing the destruction of mental health services and struggles of mental health professionals

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Psychiatrists can sign the petition here:
https://sprw.io/stt–0ojV