Model of Trauma Healing Policy for Communities in the COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Padang City – Indonesia

Corona Virus Disease 2019 or COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus with the spread in the
fastest time and manner so that it becomes a pandemic in the world, including in Indonesia. Padang City is one of
the cities or regencies on Sumatra Island that has the highest COVID-19 case. The high number of cases causes
many people to experience pre-existing psychological problems and secondary traumatic stress (STS), so this study
aims to develop a trauma healing policy model for the community during the COVID-19 pandemic in Padang City.
This research is a quantitative descriptive study, using in-depth interview data collection techniques for expert
respondents whose results are analyzed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). In compiling a policy model,
used stigma or point of view, mental or mental health, and behaviour as policy criteria. The results showed that the
priority policies for consideration for the Padang City government were: a) Conducting socialization and increasing
public knowledge and awareness about COVID-19, transmission and prevention, so that negative community stigma
can change and become support for positive sufferers (76.7%); b) Increase cooperation vertically and horizontally
starting from the community to the government (55.50%); c) Promote and socialize prevention of COVID-19
transmission directly or online to the community, then familiarize the community applying it in daily life by
applying various rules in the public environment (54.90%); and d) Increase COVID-19 adaptation and recovery
through re-centring, personal awakening, emotion stabilizing, and buddy system application (53.80%).