Opening Command Post, UMM Psychology Sends 74 Volunteers to Overcome Trauma to Kanjuruhan Victims.

Author : Humas | Friday, October 14, 2022 06:21 WIB

Psychosocial service atmosphere for the victims of the Kanjuruhan tragedy. (Photo: Istimewah)

The tragedy that befell the Arema supporters at the Kanjurhan Stadium left deep sorrow for the community. Not only did incise wounds and claim lives, but this incident also left trauma. Moved based on humanity, the Faculty of Psychology (Fapsi) of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) provided psychosocial support for the victims of the Kanjuruhan tragedy. This service has been provided from Sunday (02/10) until October.

The Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, M. Salis Yuniardi, Ph.D., explained that it opened this psychosocial service the day after the incident. This service is opened on a hotline by distributing flyers through social media. With this initial movement, Fapsi UMM could reach victims who needed psychological help.

"In the early days after the incident, it was difficult for psychosocial services to enter the community. This is because various elements of society are still busy identifying bodies and treating injured victims. Establishing psychosocial posts in hospitals (RS) is also impossible because it will increase the density. Seeing this, we are trying to reach victims using a hotline service," said the lecturer from Madiun.

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To reach out to other victims, Salis, as he is called, explained that the campus had prepared several further steps. After conducting the hotline service, Fapsi collaborated with the Regency Government (Pemkab) and various other elements to establish psychosocial posts at several points. This post provides initial assessment services, and Psychological First Aid (PFA) measures to victims.

"The third step was to deploy volunteers to the victims' homes for psychosocial assistance. This is done to reach other victims who cannot be reached by hotlines and posts. In addition, we are also working with the Aremania Regional Coordinator to gather victims in need," said the head of the Malang Psychological Association of Indonesia (Himpsi).

Furthermore, Salis said that the faculty had deployed 32 student volunteers and 42 psychology lecturers to handle psychosocial issues. In the future, these volunteers will continue to be added. Through the hotline that has been opened, Salis said that this psychosocial service had handled more than 130 victims.

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"We divide the victims into two types. The first type is the victim who experienced the incident firsthand. On average, the victims of this first type experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the incident. The second type is the victim who experiences grief due to losing a family member. The symptoms experienced are quite varied, such as difficulty sleeping, traumatic memories, and others," he explained.

Finally, Salis said that apart from being based on a sense of humanity, this was the implementation of UMM's vision of Muhammadiyah for the nation. He hopes this psychosocial assistance can ease the burden on the victims a little. "Regarding psychosocial support, we plan to open this service until the end of the month. However, we will extend the service period if it is needed again. Hopefully, a tragedy like this will not happen again in the future," he concluded. (apg/shi/wil)

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