{"id":4740,"date":"2026-04-17T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velapoland.ngo\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:58:23","slug":"mobile-mhpss-teams-under-the-starlight-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velapoland.ngo\/pl\/mobile-mhpss-teams-under-the-starlight-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile MHPSS Teams\u00a0under\u00a0the Starlight\u00a0Programme\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4740\" class=\"elementor elementor-4740\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11953e80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11953e80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50bcc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50bcc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally\u00a0established\u00a0as an immediate response to individuals experiencing distress\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0whether in transit or staying in emergency facilities such as reception\u00a0centres\u00a0and shelters\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0our mobile teams help mitigate the impact of trauma. 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