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Behavioral Health Response to Disasters

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ISBN-10: 1439821232

ISBN-13: 9781439821237

Edition: 2012

Authors: Julie Framingham, Martell L. Teasley

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Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 441
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Julie L. Framingham is a disaster mental health consultant with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Martell Lee Teasley holds her Ph.D. in Social Work and is an assistant professor and prinicipal investigator at Florida State University.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Introduction
Overview of the History and Fundamental Concepts behind Disaster Behavioral Health
Past Disaster Experiences and Behavioral Health Outcomes
Disaster Behavioral Health Outreach: A Nontraditional Approach to Assisting Survivors
Organizational Response to Disasters and Key Partners
Governmental Roles and Responsibilities in Disaster Behavioral Health Response and Recovery
Nongovernmental Organizations Responding to Disasters in the United States
Disaster Mental Health: A Public Health Paradigm
Psychological Resilience and Pathological Responses to Disaster
Coping with Loss and Overcoming Trauma
Mental Health Outcomes of Disasters and Terrorism
At-Risk Populations, Disaster Risk Factors, and Individual and Community Vulnerability
Disaster Behavioral Health for Children and Adolescents: Best Practices for Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Disaster Behavioral Health and Older Adults: American and Canadian Readiness and Response
Cultural Competence in Behavioral Health Disaster Response: The Challenge, the Opportunity
Helping the Helpers: Ameliorating Secondary Traumatic Stress in Disaster Workers
Understanding Climatic, Geographic, and Topographic Considerations for Assessing Disaster Vulnerability
Addressing Barriers within Systems of Care
Disaster Vulnerability and the School Setting: Understanding Environmental Risk and Implications for Behavioral Health Response
Issues in Providing Mental and Medical Health Care in Long-Term Care Settings during Disasters
Delivery of Behavioral Health Services in General Population Shelters
Disaster Behavioral Health Interventions
Initial Behavioral Health Response: The Conundrums of a State Crisis Counseling Program
Long-Term Mental Health Treatment for Adult Disaster Survivors
Disaster and Substance Abuse Services
Understanding Disaster Recovery Case Management and Behavioral Health: A Review of Research
Leaving a Legacy: Training and Community Empowerment
Disaster Behavioral Health Services: Implementation, Training, and Sustainability
The Role of Social Marketing in Developing Disaster Behavioral Health Programs
Planning for Disaster: A Behavioral Health Perspective
Index