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Table 1 Characteristics of organizations that provided MHPSS after the GEJE

From: Post-disaster mental health and psychosocial support in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake: a qualitative study

 

Number

Percent

Location of the organizations

 Iwate

23

21.5%

 Miyagi

45

42.1%

Fukushima

39

36.4%

Type of organization

Non-governmental organizations

74

69.2%

 Governmental organizations

16

15.0%

Universities and other educational organizations

17

15.9%

The time of establishment

Established before the GEJE

70

65.4%

Established after the GEJE

37

34.6%

The time to initiate MHPSS after GEJE

 Start

Within 1 month after the GEJE

56

52.3%

  Within 6 months after the GEJE

23

21.5%

  Within 1 year after the GEJE

12

11.2%

  Greater than 1 year after the GEJE

14

13.1%

Unknown

2

1.9%

 End

Within 1 year after the GEJE

16

15.0%

  Within 2 years after the GEJE

3

2.8%

  Within 3 years after the GEJE

1

0.9%

  Greater than 3 years after the GEJE

1

0.9%

  Ongoing (at the time of the survey conducted between December 2014 and May 2015)

86

80.4%