(FOCUS) CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN COUNTY-EARTHQUAKE-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE (CN)

(231221) -- LINXIA, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a psychological counseling team interpret children's emotional state based on their painting work at a temporary relocation site in Yangwa Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 21, 2023. After the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in northwest China's Gansu Province, a total of 28 national and provincial-level mental health experts have rushed to Gansu to offer psychological counseling to hospitalized patients and their companions, the families of the victims, and those affected by the earthquake, including disaster relief workers. Gansu is working to set up 35 psychological counseling teams, consisting of 70 members, to visit the 35 villages affected by the earthquake and deliver in-home psychological counseling services. In addition, over 50 mental health experts from various parts of the country will be invited to carry out online psychological crisis intervention and health consultations for the local people. (Xinhua/Ma Xipin