Included documents per disaster.

Reference (Document type, method: techniquea)	Publisher/journal	Main findings
Bijlmer Aeroplane disaster (event type: aeroplane crash)
Meijer (1992). Een vliegtuigramp in een huisartspraktijk; posttraumatische reacties in de eerste vier weken na de ramp in de Bijlmermeer. (Scientific publication, C)	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Geneeskunde	● Proper coordination of care in collaboration with a GP is required ● There was little collaboration between GPs and other medical disciplines
Carlier et al. (1993). De Bijlmermeer-vliegramp: een onderzoek naar de psychische gevolgen bij getroffenen en hun commentaar op de geboden nazorg. (Research report, A:3)	Academic Medical Center Amsterdam	● Preparation for post-disaster PSS in the Netherlands hardly exists ● 72% of the affected population was psychologically disrupted ● No formalized coordination of post-disaster PSS and specialist mental health care ● Organize a one-stop shop ● Disasters require significant flexibility from organizations involved in the direct and long-term provision of PSS
Gersons and Carlier (1993b). De Bijlmer-ramp: crisisinterventie en consultatie. (Scientific publication, C)	Maandblad Geestelijke Volksgezondheid	● Crisis intervention was the main methodology in the direct aftermath
Kroon and Overdijk (1993). Psychosocial care and shelter following the Bijlmermeer air disaster. (Scientific publication, B:5,7).	Crisis	● Difficulties exist in interagency coordination ● There is a need for ample planning and training ● Interventions should be tailored to survivors’ specific needs ● Registration is of utmost importance for the continuity of care ● A two-edged strategy for dealing with the media should be developed
Gersons and Carlier (1993a). Plane crash crisis intervention: A preliminary report from the Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam. (Scientific publication, C)	Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention	● Better interaction between intervention and research is required
Alwart et al. (1993). Rouw en rituelen na de vliegtuigramp. (Scientific publication, C)	Maandblad Geestelijke Volksgezondheid	● Respect local culture and rituals ● Allow for support other than solely professional health care
van Deursen et al. (1993). Kinderen na de ramp. Hulpverlening aan jeugdige slachtoffers van de Bijlmer-vliegramp. (Scientific publication, C)	Maandblad Geestelijke Volksgezondheid	● There were difficulties in organizing specialized care for large groups of children ● Collaboration with different stakeholders required logistic skills
de Jong and van Schaik (1994). Culturele en religieuze aspecten van rouw- en traumaverwerking naar aanleiding van de Bijlmerramp. (Scientific publication, B:8)	Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie	● Rituals in foreign cultures can be different and should be integrated in normal support routines
Carlier et al. (1995). De Bijlmermeervliegramp: Een vervolgonderzoek naar de lange termijn psychische gevolgen en de nazorg bij getroffenen. (Research report, A:1)	Academic Medical Center Amsterdam	● Information dissemination towards affected persons is insufficient ● Organize a central information hub ● Organize long-term monitoring of the recovery ● Facilitate continuity of care for specialized psychosocial services ● Facilitate group gatherings with bereaved
Carlier (1996). Studiedag Hulp bij rampen en calamiteiten; je kan er beter op voorbereid zijn! Aanbevelingen naar aanleiding van de Bijlmerramp. (Presentation, A:3,4)	Amsterdam Medical Center Amsterdam	● 1.5 years after disaster, much psychological disturbance has faded away ● Significant number of people require specialized mental health care ● Specialized mental health care is offered for too short a period of time ● Create a one-stop shop ● Organize quality check for acute support ● Organize information alignment between caregivers
Carlier and Gersons (1997). Stress reactions in disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash. (Peer-reviewed scientific publication, A:4)	Journal of Traumatic Stress	● A proportion of the people affected recover from (acute) PTSD within 6 months without professional help
Meijer et al. (1999). Een beladen vlucht. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Parlementaire Enquêtecommissie Bijlmerramp	● Organize a central information hub ● Organization of the government during the long-term recovery is fragmented and compartmentalized ● Discard rumours and give correct information ● Delegate responsibilities for the recovery
Coebergh (1999). Zorg voor de volksgezondheid na de vliegtuigramp in de Bijlmermeer; de beladen nasleep. (Scientific publication, C)	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Geneeskunde	● Long-term follow-up of affected persons is required
KLM Arbo Services (1999). Protocol 1. Individueel medisch onderzoek. Medisch onderzoek Vliegramp Bijlmermeer. (Research report, A:3)	KLM Arbo Services	● Internal and external alignment of parties involved in health research is required
Gersons et al. (2000). ‘In de Spiegel der emoties’. Onvoorziene langetermijngevolgen van de Bijlmervliegramp. (Scientific publication, B:8)	Maandblad Geestelijke Volksgezondheid	● A one-stop shop should be organized ● Financial aid is required for affected persons ● Protocoled treatment for affected persons with psychological complaints is required
Boin et al. (2001). Toxic fear: the management of uncertainty in the wake of the Amsterdam air crash. (Peer-reviewed scientific publication, B:7)	Journal of Hazardous Materials	● Certain human-made or technological disasters have different, some say more severe, consequences for the various categories of affected people than natural disasters may have. The fear of the unknown and the possible toxic substances that are (probably) involved form the basis for these severe consequences ● Long-term psychosocial impacts of a disaster are affected not only by victim characteristics but also by patterns of aid distribution and access to that aid ● After a disastrous situation has occurred, authorities should initiate a well-staffed information unit that can function for quite some time (years on end if necessary). This unit can be the intermediary organization, the link between different groups of victims and the many organizations working on all aspects of material and immaterial aftercare ● Authorities should stimulate, if not facilitate, the forming of self-help organizations ● Crisis managers should keep the longer term in mind while dealing with immediate and pressing problems. Only if crisis managers become aware of the potential problems that may arise during the aftermath can the disaster after the disaster be averted
Carlier, Sijbrandij, Meijer, and Gersons (2001). De late hulpverlening voor posttraumatische stressklachten bij getroffenen van de bijlmermeer vliegramp. (Evaluation report, A:4)	AMC/De Meren	● Treatment of psychological problems in the aftermath of disasters should be offered in a broad spectrum of health-care interventions ● Lessons learned should be used in dealing with future disasters
Yzermans and Gersons (2002). The chaotic aftermath of an air plane crash in Amsterdam. A second disaster. (Book chapter, C)	Kluwer Academic	● It is important to inform the affected about all available services (victim and peer support), e.g. in a leaflet ● It is very important to have a central advice and information point that should be operational for several years ● Long-term monitoring of aftercare provision is essential ● It is also important to monitor (developments in) health problems, preferably using existing registration systems and databases ● Treatment has been too brief and too discontinuous to achieve a satisfactory outcome ● Ineffective and/or disconnected responses by authorities lead to chronic stress-related health problems
van Hemert and Smeets (2004). Evaluatie van de nazorg na het Individueel Medisch Onderzoek Vliegramp Bijlmermeer – Evaluatieverslag. (Evaluation report, A:1)	Academic Medical Center Leiden	● Organize coordination of accessible care ● Support should be continued long after the disaster ● Facilitate group gatherings with bereaved
Verschuur et al. (2004a). Medisch onderzoek Vliegramp Bijlmermeer. (Summary, A:3)	Academic Medical Center Leiden	● Health research and post-disaster PSS should be integrated ● MUPS (Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms) play an extensive role during post-disaster PSS
Verschuur et al. (2004b). Het effect van het Medisch Onderzoek Vliegramp Bijlmermeer op de gezondheidsbeleving van bewoners en hulpverleners ruim acht jaar na de Vliegramp Bijlmermeer. (Research report, A:3)	Academic Medical Center Leiden	● Health research after disasters is delicate and should only be implemented if there is a direct need
Witteveen (2006). The long-term aftermath of the Amsterdam air disaster: psychological wellbeing of professionally involved rescue workers. (Dissertation, A:3)	Free University Amsterdam	● Organizations of fire-fighters and police officers should be aware of potential long-term adverse effects of disaster exposure on psychological well-being and its risk factors ● Provide access to adequate aftercare even many years after occupational involvement in such a unique event as an air disaster ● It is important for organizations to be aware of additional chronic job stressors and negative life events
Verschuur (2009). Effects of the medical investigation Bijlmermeer aviation disaster on health perception of residents and rescue workers. (Dissertation, A:3)	Leiden University	● Participation in post-disaster health research has a negative effect on health ● Stepped care models, which start with monitoring of health and increasingly offer more intense care and support according to the severity and progression of complaints, seem appropriate
Faro aeroplane crash (event type: aeroplane crash)
Noordegraaf et al. (1993). De opvang en behandeling van 14 slachtoffers van het vliegtuigongeval in Faro, Portugal, in het calamiteitenhospitaal Utrecht van 23 tot en met 29 december 1992. (Evaluation report, C)	Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu	● Reunification with family should be handled with great care
van Duin, Overdijk, and Wijkhuijs (1998a). Faro gevolgen enquête 1. (Research report, A:1)	Crisis Onderzoek Team Leiden	● Organizational problems increased the impact of the disaster ● Media contributed to wrong meaning-making ● Government played little to no role in the recovery
van Duin, Overdijk, and Wijkhuijs (1998b). Faro gevolgen enquête 2. (Research report, A:1)	Crisis Onderzoek Team Leiden	● Long financial and legal procedures give way to feelings of anger
Klerx van Mierlo (2009). Faro gevolgen enquête 3. (Research report, A:1)	Intervict	● Organizations showed little recognition of the problems of affected persons ● Financial procedures are experienced very negatively
Legionella outbreak Bovenkarspel (event type: infectious disease)
Crisis Onderzoeksteam (1999). De uitbraak van de veteranenziekte te Bovenkarspel: Een evaluatie van de epidemiebestrijding. (Evaluation report, B:7)	Crisis Onderzoek Team Leiden	● Organization of recovery was not embedded in governmental organization ● Contents of recovery were influenced by the Bijlmer aeroplane disaster ● Government has a facilitating and monitoring role during recovery, complementary to existing structures
van der Velden and Kleber (2000). Gezondheid en nazorg getroffenen legionella epidemie. (Research report, A:2)	Instituut voor Psychotrauma	● Greater access to care improved affected persons’ opinions of quality of care
Fireworks explosion Enschede (event type: explosion)
Broekman (2000). Na de vuurwerkramp: Peiling werkdruk en ondersteuningsbehoefte Huisartsen Enschede. (Research report, A:1)	Coördinatie Commissie Vuurwerkramp	● Disasters put pressure on existing capacities ● Organize support for local GPs to work with disaster-specific problems
Slis (2000). Gebruik van communicatiemiddelen in relatie tot de vuurwerkramp. Stadspeiling najaar 2000. (Research report, A:1)	I&O Research	● Only a small percentage of the inhabitants of Enschede used the one-stop shop
Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg (2001a). Onderzoek vuurwerkramp Enschede. Rapportage geneeskundige hulpverlening getroffenen vuurwerkramp Enschede. (Evaluation report, C)	Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg	● The Health Council of the Netherlands should issue an advisory report on the content of psychosocial aftercare in the event of accidents and disasters ● The policy of the mental health care institution, social work institutions and GPs after a disaster like this should be clear to everyone, especially concerning the accessibility of specialized professional mental health care assistance ● All mental health care institutions that can be involved in the aftercare of a disaster must have guidelines for mental health care staff for supporting affected people and debriefing of emergency service providers ● The content of these guidelines must be regularly updated in line with latest insights
Groen et al. (2001). Sociale wederopbouw na de vuurwerkramp. Eerste peiling voortgang maatregelen. (Evaluation report, B:5,6)	DSP	● Shortly after the disaster, residents and affected people were insufficiently informed, including about victims and property, which led to a great deal of uncertainty ● The registration of missing persons took a very long time, and it was not clear why ● In many cases, affected people assess their own circumstances and prospects before and after the disaster differently from, for example, an insurance agent, an alderman or a social worker, and may feel short-changed by them ● The times when the (legal) responsibilities of authorities and service providers begin and end are seldom laid down unequivocally and can remain unclear for the people affected
van Kamp and van der Velden (2001). Vuurwerkramp Enschede: Lichamelijke en geestelijke gezondheid en ervaringen met de ramp: rapportage van het gezondheidsonderzoek. (Research report, A:2)	Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu	● The current study was a result of recommendations from the Bijlmer evaluations ● 2–3 weeks after the disaster, a significant part of the population showed severe mental health problems
Informatieen Adviescentrum (2001). Jaarverslag 2000. (Year report, D)	IAC Enschede	● The one-stop shop was the result of Bijlmer advice ● Registration of affected persons and their needs was a challenge ● Primary phase of the one-stop shop was characterized by chaos and pragmatism ● Needs of affected persons differed over time
Oosting et al. (2001). De vuurwerkramp. Eindrapport. (Evaluation report, B:5,7).	Commissie Onderzoek Vuurwerkramp	● Although a draft PSS plan for disasters and major events is available locally at the time of the disaster, it is not known to organizations. This contributed to the inadequate coordination of aftercare in the reception halls and aftercare during the first days ● The coordination of the response needs to be improved. It is important to make a proper division of tasks between municipal health services, mental health services and social work, and to specify the roles and positions of the professionals involved ● The stratified organization of services resulted in a situation where heavily traumatized people were assessed by volunteers and care providers with little or no experience. A stronger representation of specialized care providers in reception halls could have prevented these problems ● The Ministry of Health provides funding for the implementation of a coordinated care plan with a follow-up period of 5 years. The Commission finds the initiative to achieve coordinated aftercare particularly valuable and is positive about the rapid support provided by the ministry. The implementation can be improved, which can be traced back partly to the concept stage of the psychosocial planning and local unfamiliarity. The extra human resources and specific knowledge brought in have had a positive effect on the organization of the aftercare ● In general, participants in the evaluation survey were very satisfied about psychosocial services provided. However, a number of affected people with a Turkish background expressed a need for psychosocial care providers with whom they can communicate in their own language: according to them, treatment through interpreters leads to significant problems ● The Commission considers it important that sufficient service capacity is available in the longer term to perform the extra work as a result of the fireworks disaster ● Concerning the schools, the Commission has great appreciation for the well-planned assistance to affected pupils, parents, teachers and the school leaders involved, shaped in cooperation with the municipality ● The municipality was successful on many fronts from the start in offering affected people adequate help; given the circumstances in which the municipality had to operate, the Commission considers this an extraordinary achievement ● The municipal administration has also indicated its openness to criticism of its performance with respect to practical assistance; in the first place, this may occur when the cause of the disaster is (partly) ascribed to the government, which the people might have expected could have fully guaranteed the safety of the citizens. In a situation such as this, assistance from the government will partly have the character of repair of affected trust; it is absolutely essential for citizens to trust the accuracy of the information issued to them by the municipality ● The ‘caring government’ objective is ambitious, not in the least because it will have to be maintained over a long period of time, even when a return to the order of the day has long been accomplished ● Making arrangements alone is not sufficient: their implementation must be guaranteed ● The great importance of proper information, available on time to anyone whom it concerns, has already become apparent from both other parts of the investigation; this is no different for the provision of practical assistance: on this point, the registration of affected people was clearly problematic
Informatie en Adviescentrum (2002). Jaarverslag 2001. (Year report, D)	IAC Enschede	● Full and adequate reimbursement is a prerequisite for recovery ● The function of a one-stop shop is highly dependent on an external network
Informatie en Adviescentrum (2003a). Jaarverslag 2002. (Year report, D)	IAC Enschede	● It is difficult to gather, save and disseminate disaster-related information ● The one-stop shop experienced difficulties in taking a governing (directing) role
Informatie en Adviescentrum (2003c). Informatie – en adviescentrum – Vuurwerkramp Enschede mei 2000 – juni 2003 – Eindevaluatie. (Evaluation report, C)	IAC Enschede	● The one-stop shop should have a formal governing role in post-disaster PSS ● A national registration format for the registration of affected persons should be developed ● Prepare for financial reimbursement after disasters ● Combine all lessons learned in one manual and develop national policy on recovery
Informatie en Adviescentrum (2003b). Informatie en adviescentrum Vuurwerkramp Enschede mei 2000 – juni 2003 – Eindrapportage. (Final report, D)	IAC Enschede	● The one-stop shop played an important role in organizing PSS ● A national knowledge centre for PSS after disasters was created ● A manual one-stop shop was created
Drogendijk et al. (2004). Leidende en misleidende verwachtingen. Een kwalitatief onderzoek onder Turkse getroffenen van de vuurwerkramp Enschede omtrent de psychosociale nazorg. (Research report, B:5)	Instituut voor Psychotrauma	● Immigrants affected by the disaster had a high level of complaints, yet made little use of specialist mental health care ● Turkish immigrants request help when mental health problems become a burden for the social environment ● Lack of knowledge about health care prevents access to care
Gersons, Huijsman-Rubingh, and Olff (2004). De psychosociale zorg na de vuurwerkramp in Enschede; lessen van de Bijlmer-vliegramp. (Scientific publication, C)	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde	● In the design and implementation of the psychosocial care for those affected by the fireworks disaster in Enschede (2000), lessons were learned from the Bijlmer air disaster (1992)
Drogendijk, van der Velden, Boeije, Gersons, and Kleber (2005). De ramp heeft ons leven verwoest. De psychosociale weerslag van de vuurwerkramp Enschede op Turkse getroffenen. (Scientific publication, B:5)	Medische Antropologie	● Mental problems were often mentioned first by Turkish immigrants, as opposed to somatic complaints ● Care relationships in families of Turkish migrants complicate their demand for care
van der Meijden et al. (2006) Gezondheidsmonitoring Getroffenen Vuurwerkramp Enschede (Research report, A:2)	GGD regio Twente	● Disaster health research should be prepared for ● Earlier disasters showed a need for long-term PSS ● Alignment between partners facilitating and executing health research is a requirement ● It is necessary to reflect on the positions of all involved parties and political sensitivities, preferably before disaster strikes ● Political reality and substantive reasoning can divert from what is needed
IJzermans, Dirkzwager, Kerssens, Cohen-Bendahan, and Ten Veen (). Gevolgen van de vuurwerkramp in Enschede voor de gezondheid. Eindrapport vande monitoring in de huisartspraktijken. (Research report, A:2)	NIVEL	● Quickly start with monitoring ● Monitoring of health problems should be a responsibility of GPs ● A facility should exist to harness knowledge on monitoring and registration
Soeteman (2009). Health problems of Enschede residents in the aftermath of the Fireworks Disaster. A longitudinal study with a pre-disaster assessment in general practice. (Dissertation, A:3)	Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen	● Disaster can have a great impact on second-line workers, such as GPs ● Affected people who had to relocate and who had a history of psychological problems were at risk of presenting post-disaster psychological and physical health problems ● Researchers and public health workers have to focus on interventions for some specific risk groups which can be easily traced in the medical records
Drogendijk (2012). Long-term psychosocial consequences for disaster affected persons belonging to ethnic minorities. (Dissertation, A,B:2,5)	Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group	● Results clearly indicate that differences in support between immigrants and Dutch natives are not so much a consequence of the disaster but were largely present before the disaster ● With regard to the more collectivist cultures with a very high degree of interdependence, information should be brought out in the collective arena
Bar fire Volendam (event type: fire)
Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg (2001b). Rapport evaluatie geneeskundige hulpverlening cafébrand nieuwjaarsnacht 2001. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg	● The emergency health (GHOR) policy section on reception and (psychosocial) care for people affected should be worked out in more detail (in terms of both procedure and content) ● The desirability and possibilities of (better) linking the Red Cross’s reception and care task to the GHOR assistance process should be explored ● The Volendam disaster showed that the relief chain is larger than the disaster site; the reception in hospitals as well as the reception of the population and the (psychosocial) aftercare are essential parts of the chain, and chain management (by the municipal health authorities) must also be aimed at ensuring this coherence ● Contingency plans should address the psychosocial reception of affected people, relatives and staff
Alders et al. (2001). Cafébrand Nieuwjaarsnacht – Publieksversie. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Commissie Onderzoek Cafébrand Nieuwjaarsnacht	● In the Commission’s opinion, municipalities of a similar size to Edam-Volendam do not have the necessary knowledge and expertise to adequately shape their preparations for disaster relief, making it equally predictable that, in an actual disaster situation, the demand for help will be greater than the supply ● The Commission therefore concludes that preparing for population care in disaster situations requires a consistent regional approach, especially for the benefit of smaller municipalities; for specific aspects, such as the preparation of an information number or support in the verification of lists of missing persons, well-prepared national support is desirable ● The Commission notes that the municipality did not play any role in the population, except for the deployment of a few individual civil servants during the first night ● The Commission concludes that the municipal emergency plan should have been deployed; then there could have been coordination of matters such as reception and care, registration of the affected and funeral services ● People involved were focused to such an extent on removal of wounded people that they started developing activities only when the need came to light ● The contingency plan, which was in force on 1 January 2001, was outdated and not elaborated in subplans and plans: tasks and responsibilities were not clearly defined ● The Commission concludes that the contingency plan did not meet the legal requirements and that the officials responsible for disasters were not trained, instructed or practised in the field
Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg (2003). Waakzaamheid blijft geboden. Een oriënterend onderzoek naar de hulpverlening bij psychische problemen na de cafébrand in Volendam. (Research report, B:5,7)	Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg	● The involvement of clients/beneficiaries in the provision of care should be improved ● A discussion must start between the care providers and institutions involved in the psychosocial and psychiatric assistance regarding the future organization of assistance, with an emphasis on the relationship between regular health services and specific disaster-related assistance ● Two years after the disaster, specialist research and the treatment of disaster-related psychological problems should be implemented in regular mental health care
Nuijen (2006). Nieuwjaarsbrand Volendam 2001. Lessen voor Later. (Evaluation report, C)	CRN Het Anker	● Organize national or provincial expertise for the organization of the first recovery ● Immediately after a disaster, bring together important actors ● Place an expert with disaster experience in a coordinator role above the group ● Health research should be planned and conducted from a central point in order to avoid overlap and to promote effectiveness and efficiency ● Start health screening and monitoring activities immediately after a disaster, calamity or other serious event ● Do not sideline the municipality during the recovery: it is the continuous factor; it is important that the municipal organization and the local administration are broadly involved ● Disaster exercises remain necessary, including administrative ones ● Stepped care is an important condition for efficient recovery ● Ensure transparency, integrity and coordination in the psychosocial field ● The development of a ‘gold standard’ for psychosocial aftercare in the event of disasters is indispensable: every disaster is different, and such a standard can therefore never be more than an intermediate product, always leaving room for adaptation to the specific disaster situation
Dorn et al. (2007). Gevolgen van de nieuwjaarsbrand in Volendam voor de gezondheid. Eindrapport van de monitoring in huisartsenpraktijken en apotheken. (Research report, A:3)	NIVEL	● After disasters, particularly those in which a community is affected, research using existing registrations (GPs and pharmacies, and possibly also company doctors, psychotherapists and social workers) is necessary ● In addition to studies utilizing existing registrations, studies should be conducted with (parts of) the affected population; shortly after the disaster, a limited questionnaire was used to record the exposure per individual; however, only after several months were those affected asked about self-reported health problems ● When conducting primary health research after a subsequent disaster, there should be a possibility of registering referrals and letters returning from specialists and other first-line care providers ● It is of great importance that monitoring in general practice be implemented soon after a disaster ● Those affected (and their families) should be registered as soon as possible ● It is sensible to carry out further research into the desired length of both monitoring and questionnaire research ‘in peacetime’; this work should include a meta-analysis of studies carried out, both cross-sectional and longitudinal, considering different types of research in different populations
Bird flu epidemic (event type: infectious disease)
Impact (2004a). Monitor organisatie psychosociale zorg n.a.v. Aviaire Influenza onder pluimvee. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Impact	● The organization of PSS at the onset of AI is diffuse; a large number of parties involved suffered from insufficient coordination and communication ● There is hardly any mention of the chain of psychosocial care for animal diseases ● By clearly allocating control, effectiveness and efficiency can increase; agreements on control, coordination and the role of regular care providers must be made in order to promote cooperation, effectiveness and efficiency ● Roadmaps and protocols are monodisciplinary in nature, while AI is a creeping crisis with a multidisciplinary character, involving humans and animals; the monodisciplinary manuals do not sufficiently reflect the multidisciplinary nature of animal diseases ● Previous animal diseases (classical swine fever and FMD) resulted in discussions about psychosocial care for farmers that led to several local initiatives and adjustments of procedures within the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV); the disasters in the Bijlmer, Enschede and Volendam contributed to a change in the PSS vision and approach ● The government has been given an emphatic role ● Ensure coordination between the local (LNV-related) networks on the one hand and the regular care providers on the other ● Use local networks to provide psychosocial care to farmers; strengthen them, map them out from the ministry, so that the connection between central management and local networks is properly established ● Ensure that the ministries of the LNV, health and the interiors develop a joint vision of psychosocial care in the event of animal diseases ● Clarify roles and responsibilities for aftercare in case of animal diseases (without disaster status)
Bosman et al. (2004). Vogelpest Epidemie 2003: gevolgen voor de volksgezondheid. (Research report, A,B:1,5,7,9)	Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu	● Earlier research among livestock farmers affected by the FMD crisis showed a great deal of dissatisfaction with the way in which they were treated during the culls; in the case of the bird flu epidemic, various authorities have therefore explicitly devoted a great deal of attention to this subject ● The improvement of communication and information provision compared to FMD, and improved contact with those involved in the depopulation operations, was achieved by setting up a regional information centre, an office of the Ministry of Agriculture and a telephone assistance service for farmers, among other things ● In general, the provision of information went well; there is, however, still room for improvement in the provision of correct information on depopulation
Impact (2004b). Samenvattingen rapporten en monitor Aviaire influenza. (Conference report, D)	Impact	● The model used for the supervision of affected poultry farmers, communication and treatment during depopulation is a starting point for future crises ● Mutual coordination between the various emergency services is a subject for attention ● The Ministry of Agriculture must consider socio-emotional and psychosocial problems that can arise as a result of the outbreak of an animal disease crisis and must assume its responsibility in this respect; the extent to which this responsibility for providing guidance and assistance extends, during and after the crisis, is not yet clearly visible, particularly in the area of aftercare, and no policy has yet been formulated in this respect ● In order to offer appropriate socio-emotional counselling and PSS, the desired support chain needs to be thought through: What does it look like? Who sets the chain in motion? What is appropriate for the farmer, his/her family and for the Ministry of Agriculture? ● In order to fill gaps and shortcomings, guidance can be provided with a chapter on PSS, policy-making and administrative processes can be improved, and it is recommended to adapt implementation plans in relevant areas with concrete actions ● The plans for FMD and AI are very different in structure and nature, with the FMD roadmap offering better starting points for PSS ● Be open and communicate intentions and changes/adaptations by government ● Structural attention should be given to psychosocial aspects ● Recognize, support and use existing local and regional networks of assistance, expertise and services ● Restore trust in the government by recognizing/acknowledging problems and ‘mistakes made’; by such gestures from the government, those involved are taken seriously
Q-fever outbreak (event type: infectious disease)
van Dijk et al. (2010). Van verwerping tot verheffing. Q-koorts beleid in Nederland 2005–2010. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Evaluatiecommissie Q-koorts	● On several occasions relevant information, e.g. about the occurrence of human Q-fever cases in association with dairy goats in 2005 and 2006, appeared to have been insufficiently communicated, both between and within the organizations involved; consequently, the Q-fever outbreak in 2007 was considered a one-off event, apart from the occurrence of Q-fever outbreaks in dairy goats already in 2005 and 2006, and as a result, the urgency of the situation in 2007 was not sufficiently recognized
Jeeninga et al. (2010). Q-koortsbestrijding door de GGD; evalueren en leren. (B:5,6,7)	Infectieziekten Bulletin	● In anticipation of the next outbreak, the municipal health services will draw up a proactive, strategic communication plan based on advancing insight and changing measures ● Politically sensitive questions and topics should preferably be dealt with by one and the same spokesperson on behalf of the municipal health services
van der Velden, Dusseldorp, Drogendijk, and van Overveld (2011). Q-koorts – ruimingen van besmette bedrijven. Evaluatieonderzoek onder geitenhouders. (Research report, A:1)	Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu	● The financial situation is a (continuous) source of stress in the event of this animal disease crisis. This is also evident in the question of what is of most concern to those affected ● Almost one in five of those affected indicated that he or she needed professional help in the past 12 months because of psychological problems, tensions or the use of alcohol or drugs, but that he or she did not go to a doctor or other counsellor ● It should be noted that the effect of psychological help may be limited if concerns about the financial situation remain
van der Bijl et al. (2012). Het spijt mij. Over Q-koorts en de menselijke maat. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	De Nationale Ombudsman	● The National Ombudsman is of the opinion that the government has not been sufficiently open and clear in actively providing information to the citizens, and by not doing so, it has even contributed to tensions in society; the National Ombudsman does not consider this to be adequate ● The government did not pay enough attention to the citizens during the Q-fever epidemic; it has not studied the needs of citizens during the epidemic ● The government and the citizens did not join forces to tackle the issue of the uncertainty associated with Q fever. The National Ombudsman is of the opinion that the government has not acted responsibly towards its citizens because it did not actively involve them in its actions ● The National Ombudsman is of the opinion that the government is insufficiently involved and acted in a solution-oriented manner by focusing for too long on certainty and obvious evidence of transferability of the bacterium; in doing so, the government failed to act expeditiously and the National Ombudsman does not consider this to be adequate ● The National Ombudsman recommends that the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and the State Secretary for Agriculture create a support centre where Q-fever patients and other parties involved can obtain information, advice and support with regard to social, care-related and financial problems in relation to Q fever ● The National Ombudsman asked the Minister and State Secretary to coordinate the practical implementation and possibilities of the support centre together with Foundation “Q-uestion”
Poldercrash Haarlemmermeer (event type: aeroplane crash)
Inspectie Openbare Orde en Veiligheid (2009). Poldercrash 25 februari 2009. Een onderzoek door de Inspectie van Openbare Orde en Veiligheid, in samenwerking met de Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Inspectie Openbare Orde en Veiligheid	● In the roadmap of the registration and information process (CRIB), the roles, tasks and responsibilities of everyone who contributes to CRIB need to be specified ● Include not only the municipality but also the (military) police and emergency health, and secure the plan within the organizations by means of multidisciplinary training and practice ● Coordinate all activities linked to the registration of the affected and relatives (injury cards, people at the reception location, family registration, passenger lists, etc.) ● The tasks of the disaster relief organization in a mass casualty incident also include the reception of relatives; during the planning, how this reception will be organized and which parties have a role to play in this must be described (also pay attention to the provision of information to relatives of fatalities and ensure that those who are given this responsibility are adequately trained) ● An early sketch of a ‘broad’ plan of action for the recovery phase has proved its worth for the Poldercrash; the safety inspection considers the way in which the municipality of Haarlemmermeer has performed in the aftermath as a ‘good practice’ that deserves to be embedded in municipal planning
Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland (2009a). Vaststellen Plan van Aanpak Nafase verongelukte vliegtuig Turkish Airlines (TK1951). (Action plan, D)	Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland	● Already during the acute phase, the municipality identified the likely character of the aftercare phase ● On the day of the crash, work was carried out to draft a first plan of action for the aftercare phase, and frameworks were worked out on the second day in a subgroup of the ‘Recovery project group’, serving as input for subsequent decision making
Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland (2009b). Reactie rapportageonderzoek vliegtuigongeval d.d. 25 februari 2009	Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland	● The crisis organization in the Netherlands is not properly geared to the role and impact of new media (SMS, YouTube, Twitter, Internet, etc.) ● The names of the deceased were published within 48 hours; nevertheless, we see a tension in the extremely careful working method, based on international agreements, between forensics and the need of potential surviving relatives to obtain clarity as soon as possible ● In practice, registering, locating and following up on people affected after the aircraft accident turned out to be more complex than exercises had shown; at first glance, this seems to have been caused, among other things, by an incorrect passenger list and a high degree of self-reliance on the part of the affected, supported by civilian emergency services, and cooperation between the services concerned has proven to be complex in practice
Gouweloos and Den Brinke (2013). Bevindingen getroffenen Poldercrash. Resultaten van drie belrondes onder getroffenen van het vliegtuigongeluk met de TK 1951 op 25 februari 2009. (Research report, A:4)	Impact	● This does not alter the fact that 3.5 years after the Poldercrash, a considerable number of those affected still have complaints, and there is also a need for additional assistance ● 35 of the 56 people affected who were interviewed during the third round were advised to seek help, based on their level of complaints and their own needs ● The telephone rounds offer a way to identify a need for additional assistance and to provide immediate information and advice ● In general, this method of working is also well appreciated by those affected
Tripoli air crash (event type: aeroplane crash)
de Boer and van der Heide (2010). Landelijke aanpak nazorg vliegramp Tripoli. (Popular publication, C)	Magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing	● Identification and registration of the people aboard the plane is challenging, resulting in high levels of insecurity in the next of kin
Impact (2012). Eindrapportage IVC Vliegramp Tripoli. (Evaluation report, A:1)	Impact	● Based on the user analysis, the opinions of the respondents to the survey, experts from the field and the participating organizations in the online one-stop shop website (IVC Vliegramp Tripoli or IVC), it can be concluded that the IVC mainly had a function for the next of kin of the aircraft accident in Tripoli ● When it comes to these various parties involved, it seems likely that, especially in the first weeks after the aircraft accident, there is a need to know more about the practical, material, mental and legal aspects of the aircraft accident; this need does not seem to be as great in the period that follows ● For those affected, it can be of great (symbolic) significance that the (national) government attaches itself to such an IVC as an instrument for recovery because it indicates that the government recognizes the next of kin in their roles as disaster victims ● By doing so, the (national) government is also sending out a signal that it considers it important for those affected to receive adequate support in the adjustment process for a longer period of time ● Also, by doing so, the (national) government communicates to those affected that the information available on the site is reliable, preventing those affected from being sucked along in a rumour stream that often occurs after disasters ● From the process evaluation, it can be concluded that the initiative and elaboration were seen as positive but that improvements can still be made in the areas of cooperation and communication ● The most important recommendation is to actively use the IVC with an open area, and especially a closed area, as a fully fledged policy instrument for aftercare for groups of people affected after a subsequent emergency ● In the future, it will be important to have an interactive format for such an IVC available that can be put online quickly, considers the nature and particularities of a disaster and can respond to ‘couleur locale’ ● Broad support from the organizations directly involved and the (national) government is required for an effective joint approach so that a dynamic and interactive IVC can be brought to the air quickly after a disaster or calamity ● In order to improve communication and the division of tasks between the various parties involved, and to streamline the process, it is necessary to make clear agreements in advance ● Clear job descriptions, management and transparent financial accountability create clarity and professionalism
Alphen aan den Rijn shooting (event type: shooting)
Inspectie Openbare Orde en Veiligheid (2011). Schietincident in ‘De Ridderhof’ Alphen a/d Rijn. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Inspectie Openbare Orde en Veiligheid	● Complete the implementation of the municipal crisis processes as soon as possible ● Pay special attention to the citizen support (bevolkingszorg) team, the organization of crisis communication and the supporting processes ● In the very near future, make effective agreements on the circumstances in which information about affected people can be shared, with due observance of the law and regulations ● In carrying out this process, several organizations are involved that each operate on the basis of a more or less independent role, which appears to be a bottleneck in the reception of the affected, forcing the police, the municipality and third parties to take on this specialized form of assistance and do so to the best of their ability in a hectic situation ● After the response organization has become operational, an intensive collaboration with the municipality is established in which PSS plays an important role during aftercare ● Within the crisis management organization, there is a differentiation in tasks, responsibilities and powers between authorities responsible for registration of the affected; agreements made in this respect do not appear to be known within the entire organization, creating misunderstanding in addressing problems during the verification of deceased and injured citizens
Laurier et al. (2013). Over napijn en nazorg. Eindverslag van de onafhankelijke adviescommissie nazorg schietincident Alphen aan den Rijn. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Onafhankelijke adviescommissie nazorg schietincident Alpen aan den Rijn	● Organize the aftercare on the basis of the recovery formats and manuals, and deal with this in a systematic and structured manner until the end of the aftercare ● The appreciation of those involved with regard to the aftercare depends on the end result ● Make it clear as a municipality how the project organization and the regular line organization relate to each other ● Ensure good documentation and archiving, and keep them in place until the ‘end’ ● Realize the integrated, mutual influence of the medical, psychosocial and material (practical/legal) problems of those involved, and apply case management to the most vulnerable among those affected ● Work with a broad definition of affected people (also, people who are indirectly involved can suffer serious consequences of a disaster or incident over many years) ● As a municipality, be outreaching in the contacts with those directly involved ● Consider the context and history, at both individual and aggregated levels (shopping centre, district, municipality, specific target groups) ● Assume that the effects of a disaster or incident can last for years and are current for those involved at all times ● Do not leave any possibility for interpretation with regard to the role, responsibilities and tasks of the municipality ● Provide education and training within the organization in the area of aftercare after disasters and incidents
van Duin et al. (2012). Lessen in crisisbeheersing. Dilemma’s uit het schietdrama in Alphen aan den Rijn. (Book, B:5,7)	Boom Lemma Uitgevers	● More needs to be done to communicate the time that is thought to be needed for the identification and recovery of fatalities, both to those responsible for the administration and to the outside world; choices made in this respect should be made more explicit ● The interests of the next of kin must be considered explicitly ● The fact that there is a covenant between safety regions and hospitals does not guarantee that those who become involved in a specific situation are aware of the agreements in question, or that they follow them: making people known does not automatically mean that they are becoming known ● Business care for special situations, in which many times more people are involved than after more regular situations, should be based on the strength and patterns of more normal situations but also deserves special attention ● The scale and intensity of a crisis such as the shooting in Alphen aan den Rijn (or the riots in Hoek van Holland) require extra capacity, support and organization, and in particular, a person who maintains an overview of roles and tasks
Tielen, van de Laar, and van Dijk (2012). Schietincident 9 april 2011 Alphen aan den Rijn. Onderzoek naar de gevolgen voor de gezondheid van de getroffenen en betrokkenen. (Research report, A:1)	GGD Hollands Midden	● The majority of the meetings organized by the municipality made a positive contribution to the handling of the incident ● Respondents’ health-care utilization after the shooting is relatively high compared to the general population ● The respondents with ‘less good’ experiences had contact with a care provider after the event: the majority have been in contact with victim support, but half of them also visited the GP and the psychologist or psychiatrist ● The respondents ‘going well’ have (much) less contact with each other or with a care provider but more contact with victim support
MH17 air crash (event type: aeroplane crash)
Joustra, Muller, and van Asselt (2015). MH17. Passagiersinformatie. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Onderzoeksraad voor de Veiligheid	● The surviving relatives of the Dutch victims of the MH17 disaster had to wait unnecessarily long for clarity about the presence of their relatives on the aircraft because the passenger information available immediately after the disaster did not offer sufficient guidance to enable the next of kin to confirm that their relatives were on the aircraft ● The Dutch crisis organization was insufficiently prepared for such a situation and there was a lack of direction and coordination in the information process ● The fact that the Ministry of Security and Justice (in particular the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security) did not take control and that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not seek sufficient coordination with other parties involved meant that information gathered by various parties about the people on the plane and their surviving relatives was not brought together; as a result, it took a long time before the correct information was available to inform the next of kin
Saan, Bollen, and Kunst (2015). Het werk van de familierechercheur: een bron van stress of een bron van persoonlijke groei? (Scientific publication, B:5)	Process	● The results also show that the function of the family liaison officer is still in development ● Major differences can be seen in both the presence and the interpretation of basic tasks ● At the moment, there is no uniform national method of working
Torenvlied et al. (2015). Rapport evaluatie nationale crisisbeheersingsorganisatie vlucht MH17. (Evaluation report, B:5,7)	Universiteit Twente	● Because there was too little focus on cooperation and coordination between the national crisis management organization and other organizations, activities for the provision of information and aftercare to relatives were not properly coordinated; as a result, the next of kin were negative about their initial contacts with the central government ● The next of kin were generally satisfied with the aftercare provided by central governmental organizations, in cooperation with crisis partners; ● The actions of the family liaison officers, as a link with the crisis management organization, have been experienced by all the next of kin as essential and extremely valuable for aftercare in the broadest sense of the word ● The national organization of police liaison officers and the forensic detectives were not properly embedded in the national crisis management organization ● In the provision of aftercare to the next of kin, there was sometimes a lack of coordination between the activities of organizations: tasks of family liaison officers, victim support and municipal services ● Aftercare for employees involved in crisis management varied and was not always adequately organized ● Remarkably enough, aftercare for governmental staff is not regulated
Te Brake and Schaap (2017). Eindrapportage Informatie- en Verwijscentrum Vliegramp Oekraïne. Evaluatie onder gebruikers en betrokken partijen. (Evaluation report, A,B:1,5,6,10)	Impact	● After a disaster or large-scale crisis, an information and advice centre (one-stop shop) should be set up, in this case a website ● Maintain the digital centre, the IVC, as a reliable source of information and archive for at least 2 years ● Provide for a house style that expresses the fact that the IVC is an independent concept, intended for next of kin, not linked to a single organization ● Facilitate contact with fellow bereaved, but meet the needs of those affected ● Practise in peacetime: develop a ‘basic IVC’ for various scenarios; keep contacts between involved partners warm, and discuss the division of roles between them
Te Brake (2016). Informatie- en Verwijscentrum Vliegramp Oekraïne. (Popular publication, A,B:1,5,6,10)	Cogiscope	● Contacts should preferably be established within and outside the IVC’s own circle, and the IVC can facilitate this ● The next of kin know how to find the IVC well and still visit it regularly one-and-a-half years after the start ● There is room for improvement in the communication about the functionalities; a great deal of information on the open area of the IVC, for example, is also available to people without a login code ● Most surviving relatives indicate that the IVC must remain available for about 2 years ● Parties involved see the IVC as a platform complementary to existing multidisciplinary services and as a portal for information and contact ● The division of roles between different parties in the IVC, with regard to the functioning of the IVC, should be clear as early as possible ● A roadmap and the possibility of ‘practising in peacetime’ would be a solution
Jong et al. (2016). Crisis leadership by mayors: a qualitative content analysis of newspapers and social media on the MH17 disaster. (Peer-reviewed scientific publication, B:7)	Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management	● Mayors appear to have functioned on both public and private stages as the facilitators whose task is not only to manage the crisis but also to support the healing process from disaster to restoration ● Where ‘meaning-making’ and ‘remembering’ depart from a public dimension, the ‘listening ear’ and ‘support regarding practical issues’ are far more private, although interviews with family members elevate the private to the public sphere again
Torenvlied et al. (2016). Evaluatie nationale crisisbeheersingsorganisatie vlucht MH17. (Popular publication, B:5,7)	Magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing	● Surviving relatives are dissatisfied with initial reception and information; often they received no formal confirmation that loved ones were on board ● Positive turnaround of opinions of affected persons on governmental support after day of national mourning ● Family investigators are a great support, as are the royal family, ministers and mayors ● Sometimes problems were encountered during identification and transfer of the deceased
Giebels (2016). Communicatie met en nazorg aan nabestaanden. (Popular publication, B:5,7)	Magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing	● In general, the public response has been reviewed as positive ● It has also become clear that there are large individual differences in experience and appreciation among the next of kin ● On a number of points the next of kin are predominantly in agreement: they are predominantly very satisfied with the national ceremonies and the efforts and working methods of the family investigators, and the great personal involvement of ministers, members of the royal family and mayors has also been experienced as a great help by many surviving relatives ● On the other hand, there is collective dissatisfaction with the first reception; despite understanding of the response time required after a disaster, the next of kin interviewed experienced the first reception by the government as bad: not easily accessible, not very professional and unpleasant, and the lack of formal confirmation of the death of their loved ones is also frequently mentioned, which they would have liked to have
Gutteling and Torenvlied (2016). Informatievoorziening naar Tweede Kamer, media en samenleving. (Popular publication, B:5,7)	Magazine Nationale Veiligheid en Crisisbeheersing	● There was a high peak in the intensity of media and social media attention after the crash, decreasing after 3 weeks ● Later peaks correspond to important events ● A public survey showed that a large proportion of the Dutch citizens considered the day of national mourning impressive ● Despite the developing critical tone in the Lower House of Parliament and (social) media, 1 year after the MH17 disaster, a majority of the Dutch population was retrospectively satisfied to very satisfied with the information provided by the central government
Multiple disasters
Netten (2005). Cultuur sensitieve psychosociale zorg na rampen. Lessons learned and good practices. Psychosociale zorg aan getroffenen uit etnische groepen bij de Bijlmer vliegramp en Enschede vuurwerkramp. (Research report, B:5,7)	Impact	● The central theme of the lessons to draw concerning PSS for those affected originating from cultural groups can be summarized under the umbrella of communication problems ● These communication problems originate from differences in language and cultural backgrounds between those affected and social workers in professional institutions providing PSS
de Vries and Rooze (2008). Gezondheidsonderzoek na rampen in Nederland. Overzicht van resultaten en aanbevelingen van afgerond onderzoek. (Summary of research reports, D)	Impact	● It is desirable for close cooperation to be established between different services, such as addiction care, social services and somatic health care ● Ideally, this should take place within a single body so that integrated psychosocial care can be provided ● A supportive policy, not discriminating between psychological and physical health complaints, must be developed, attentive to the material and financial issues which can cause a lot of stress and tension ● Some authors recommend setting up a special interdisciplinary emergency team consisting of local emergency services and care providers ● Specialist post-disaster care needs to be available for a longer period of time, up to a number of years

^a A, quantitative; B, qualitative; C, unknown; D, irrelevant; 1, survey research; 2, cross-sectional; 3, longitudinal; 4, clinical/diagnostic interviews; 5, interviews; 6, focus groups; 7, document analysis; 8, observation; 9, biological data; 10, user data website.

GP, general practitioner; PSS, psychosocial support; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; AI, avian influenza; FMD, foot-and-mouth disease.