Disaster Education Based on Psychological First-Aid for Students: Increasing Capacity Dealing With Disaster

Indonesia has a high potential for disaster based on geographical location, one of which is Sajen village located at Mojokerto Regency in East Java. Sajen village has high-hazard suffered disasters, such as landslides, flash floods, and high winds. Disasters that have occurred cause the impact of casualties, damage to settlements, the source of life of the population, psychological problems, and social (high-risk). The tough (tangguh) village disaster program based on psychological first-aid applied to 100 students to improve disaster capacity through disaster education as an effort to reduce risk. So far, no disaster education program has been implemented based on psychological first-aid for students. This paper will describe the action research implementation of disaster education for students covering physical health training that is knowledge of potential disaster, self-preservation, and survival from disaster. Psychological health is the ability of psychological recovery during or after disasters. Behavioral health ability can empower themselves and communities economically, socially, and culturally, or other areas of life and healthy behavior during and after the disaster. Outcomes of disaster education programs include increased knowledge and psychological first-aid capabilities, handbooks of disaster education based on psychological first-aid, psychological first-aid, and sustainable disaster education programs. The results of the implementation of disaster education related to physical health, psychological health, and behavioral health are discussed further.