Kris
hur, när och vem får hjälp?
Untimely deathCrisisCatastrophePTSDSolidarityGriefSocial problems and welfareNational insuranceSociala problemSocial välfärdSocialförsäkringLaw and Political Science
Our surroundings are currently vulnerable. People can not know when or how to expect nor prepare for a disaster or an accident. The purpose of this essay was to perform a study of the organization and accessibility of psychological and social support in a crisis situation within the community of Lund.To be able to carry out this study we put up a couple of questions that we hoped would guide us, for example; how do the community prepare and set up the service for people in need of support in connection to a crisis situation? As a method we have used qualitative interviews and literature.The results of our study have shown a discrepancy between the ways the community organizes their service for people in a crisis situation caused either by a catastrophe or an untimely death. In case of an untimely death, ordinary resources are estimated to be sufficient while in case of a catastrophe, extraordinary resources are required. This difference is also to be found in the law system where the need of help is pointed out for people affected by a catastrophe.