The Manchester Attack Support Group Programme
Modelling a psychosocial response to collective trauma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12737468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Eyre (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-35 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychosocial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-6737 • E-ISSN: 1478-6737 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/147867321x16490836655053 |
| OpenAlex | W4229369712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article discusses a support group programme initiated in response to the Manchester Arena attack in 2017 as an example of a psychosocial approach to post-disaster support. Its purpose is to highlight how a bespoke psychosocial peer-based initiative can complement and enhance mental health responses following collective trauma events. It gives an overview of psychosocial approaches to disaster aftercare and presents survey-based and other feedback gathered throughout the life of the programme. The results suggest that facilitated peer support has enabled bereaved people, survivors and responders to share and make sense of their experiences, benefit from mutual support and enhance their coping and resilience. A multidimensional psychosocial approach to peer support has culminated in the development of a self-sustaining peer support network. The case study builds on the evidence base supporting the value of psychosocial approaches as an important complement to clinically focused mental health interventions following a collective trauma event
Bespoke · Coping (psychology · Mental health · Peer group · Peer support · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychological resilience · Psychosocial · Psychosocial support · Psychotherapist · Social support · Support group · Applied Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |