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From page 23... ... . Natural disasters in the United States were at an all-time high in 2004–2005; several hurricanes took aim at the southeastern United States, and a group was started to provide technical aid in restoring airports' normal operations. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... Communication when a traumatic event occurs is much more than just generating press releases for the local media. It entails communicating with the local and national media; offering family member assistance; making transport and burial arrangements; and certainly not trivial, attending to the mental health needs of the response and recovery workers. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... employee care. The County Manager, in her 20 years of dealing with traumatic events, came to the realization that there seemed be a lack of knowledge and training in emergency management protocols for the recovery phase. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... • It may take a few days for the NTSB to get on scene, as well as the American Red Cross. Family members will attempt to come to the scene as soon as they can. Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... The CIRP member is assigned support duties and remains onsite with the ALPA team during the investigation to provide support and referral for professional mental health support services. The CIRP is multi-faceted, but its central premise is to address the needs of crew members involved in incidents or ALPA members on investigation teams. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 4. Innovative EAP Builds Employee Resilience The following information was taken from an in-depth interview with an organization that regularly works with traumatic events. Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... The airport manager has responded to house fires, automobile incidents, and fatalities. This extensive training and the response to traumatic events has enabled the airport manager to become personally resilient in the face of traumatic events. Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... • Review the county's Emergency Management Disaster Plan. • Review the disaster mental health plan of your local American Red Cross and other disaster mental health response agencies in your community. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... and distribute to high risk areas and populations. 1.3 Response • Activate response protocols for County disaster mental health teams. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 2.4 Develop a Comprehensive Mental Health Disaster Plan Preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disaster is predicated on a comprehensive disaster mental health plan. Development of this plan should include representatives from across professional disciplines as well as those from the public and private sectors. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... . • Other Planning Considerations – Identify a plan to prepare and support County Department of Mental Health personnel during and following deployment (i.e., physical health, mental health, family support) Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... Consideration must be given to the key issues listed below in the development of a county disaster mental health response team: • Risk Management: If utilizing volunteers, address professional liability issues such as malpractice, workplace injury, etc. If utilizing County Department of Mental Health personnel, address how employees will be compensated for time worked as well as limitations on employee number of work hours/days. Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Efforts should be made to reach out to high risk groups and areas and provide pre-disaster education which has been found to be successful in potentially mitigating acute and long-term psychological consequences of disaster. Disaster mental health research, though limited, suggests the following populations may be at heightened risk for developing significant stress reactions or psychiatric illness following disaster: • Children • Female gender, especially married women • Adults in their middle years, especially parents, pregnant mothers • Frail elders, especially those with physical health complications • Ethnic minorities • Individuals with pre-existing psychiatric or substance abuse disorders • First responders, especially law enforcement, firefighters, emergency services with insufficient training and experience. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... Early phase supportive interventions usually involve providing basic comfort care while assessing the individuals for stress reactions that might signal future psychological complications. Pre-disaster training for response team members should include orientation and skill development in approved disaster mental health interventions as those indicated below. Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... 5.2 Identify Community Resources to Provide Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services As indicated earlier in the Planning and Preparedness section, a county mental health disaster plan should include a listing of local mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities and individual providers willing to treat disaster survivors. Providers should possess the requisite education and training experience to evaluate and assess the range of intermediate and long-term psychological symptoms and psychiatric and substance abuse disorders in survivors resulting from disaster. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... , Center for Mental Health Services http://media.shs.net/ken/pdf/SMA03-3829/All-HazGuide.pdf Mental Health and Mass Violence: Evidence-Based Early Psychological Intervention for Victims/Survivors of Mass Violence National Institute of Mental Health (2002) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/massviolence.pdf National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder http://www.ncptsd.org National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.gov National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism http://www.mipt.org New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Online Verification http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services http://www.oasas.state.ny.us/www/home.cfm State Mental Health Authorities' Response to Terrorism, 2004 National Association of State Mental Health Directors http://www.nasmhpd.org/general_files/publications/med_ directors_pubs/Med%20Dir%20Terrorism%20Rpt%20-% 20final.pdf 7.2 Risk Communication Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... Pp 87–111 Grief Counseling Resource Guide New York State Office of Mental Health http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/grief/ Mental Health Intervention for Disaster National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (NCPTSD) http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_treatment_disaster. Read the entire page →

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... . Natural disasters in the United States were at an all-time high in 2004–2005; several hurricanes took aim at the southeastern United States, and a group was started to provide technical aid in restoring airports' normal operations.