Maine Disaster Behavioral Health

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Disaster Behavior Health Newsletter - February 2012

Disaster Behavior Health Newsletter - August 2011

Multi-State Disaster Behavioral Health Consortium Goals
1. State and local behavioral health representation in national disaster public policy decision-making with Federal partner agencies.
2. Dissemination and sharing of resources to advance consistent response and recovery planning processes.
3. Standardized training based on core curricula that will prepare a cadre of qualified, trained professional counselors and paraprofessional outreach workers to respond to the psychosocial needs of impacted individuals and communities.
4. Technical assistance for all-hazards emergency response plans that include provisions for providing both behavioral health and substance abuse services.
5. Integration of appropriate disaster behavioral health interventions and services into all phases of emergency management.
6. Collaboration with federal, state, and local disaster response agencies to work to prevent, respond to, recover from and mitigate the psychosocial effects of emergencies, disasters, and other incidents.

Resources

Pamela Holland, LCPC
Director of Maine Disaster Behavioral Health
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention
286 Water St., 6th Flr - 11 SHS
Augusta, ME 04333
287-3796;  441-5466 cell;  287-4612 fax

For more information email: tmclaughlin@neias.org