Public mental health: The role of population-based and macrosystems interventions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

McGuinness, Kevin; Coady, Jeff A.; Perez, Jon T.; Williams, Nailah; McIntyre, David J.; Schreiber, Merritt

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.39.1.58

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“…The goal of the training was to help hospitals increase surge capacity and obtain effective utilization of mental health resources at the local level in a crisis standards-of-care situation. During the USPHS field training, MHTs were also trained on principles of the Mercy model, a population-level-focused model for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance 303132. The Mercy model teaches disaster managers the leadership process to implement tactical strategies, such as those in the CONOPs.…”

Section: The Ncdmh Conops Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward the Way Forward: The National Children's Disaster Mental Health Concept of Operations

Schreiber

Pfefferbaum²,

Sayegh³

2012

Disaster med. public health prep.

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ABSTRACTAlthough increasing evidence suggests that children are at particular risk from disasters and evidence-based practices have been developed to triage and treat them effectively, no strategy or concept of operations linking best practices for disaster response is currently in place. To our knowledge, this report describes the first effort to address this critical gap and outlines a triage-driven children's disaster mental health incident response strategy for seamless preparedness, response, and recovery elements that can be used now. The national children's disaster mental health concept of operations (NCDMH CONOPS) details the essential elements needed for an interoperable, coordinated response for the mental health needs of children by local communities, counties, regions, and states to better meet the needs of children affected by disasters and terrorism incidents. This CONOPS for children proposes the use of an evidence-based, rapid triage system to provide a common data metric to incident response and recovery action and to rationally align limited resources to those at greater need in a population-based approach.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2012;6:174–181)

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Section: The Ncdmh Conops Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward the Way Forward: The National Children's Disaster Mental Health Concept of Operations

Schreiber

Pfefferbaum²,

Sayegh³

2012

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…We appear to have entered an era in which global disaster response has become the norm (McGuinness, Coady, Perez, Williams, & McIntyre, 2008). Recent global natural disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and tornadoes received widespread media coverage, as have technological disasters such as the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill.…”

Section: Application Of the Bioecological Model To Three Types Of Masmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Historically, most disaster research focused on identifying individual, family, and cultural subsystem responses to trauma and looked at broader community systems only as mechanisms for postdisaster service delivery. McGuinness et al (2008) recommend that in a new era of global disaster response psychologists need to be prepared to provide macrosystem and organizational consultations postdisaster to facilitate the restoration of infrastructure as well as to support implementation of broad-based, community-wide services. He and his colleagues suggested psychologists need to define new roles within governmental systems and serve as advocates for social change.…”

Section: Application Of the Bioecological Model To Three Types Of Masmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Bioecological Model of Mass Trauma

Hoffman

Kruczek

2011

The Counseling Psychologist

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Biopsychosocial consequences of catastrophic events create an ongoing need for research that examines the effects of mass traumas, developing psychosocial interventions, and advocacy to address the needs of affected individuals, systems, and communities. Because it is neither possible nor necessarily desirable to intervene with all touched by disasters at an individual level, a systems approach that allows conceptualization and response at the individual, family, community, and societal levels seems optimal. Many of the models commonly used in counseling psychology to explain coping with difficult events focus on individual effects and do not adequately capture the complex, multisystemic effects of large-scale catastrophic events and disasters. A bioecological model of mass trauma, which provides a conceptual framework for understanding the effects, intervening in the aftermath, addressing prevention, and researching aspects of large-scale disasters, catastrophes, and mass traumas, is presented. Relevant literature and illustrative examples from three categories of mass traumas or catastrophic events (disasters, war, and terrorism or violence) that currently contribute to a persistent atmosphere of stress for many are reviewed using the bioecological model. Recommendations for future research are provided.

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“…By conducting this type of research and by incorporating this knowledge in a psychology program curriculum, we may also help psychologists and mental health professionals be better prepared to face that kind of situation. Finally, this knowledge may be especially helpful to policymakers and decision makers who often struggle to recognise the needs of communities when a disaster strikes (McGuinness et al, 2008).…”

Section: Role Of Psychologistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental psychology and sustainability: Comments on topics important for our future.

Pelletier

Lavergne

Sharp

2008

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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This article emphasises the importance of psychology for the study and mitigation of sustainability issues. Over the past 20 years, a number of special issues on human behaviour and the environment have emerged in the literature, characterising the breadth of environmental problems and their consequences for our quality of life. The articles in this special section focus on psychology's role in interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability, with special attention given to the interdependency of environmental and human health. In this article, the authors summarise the main points of each of these contributions. In addition, they suggest tangible ways in which psychologists can meaningfully contribute to the environmental cause as individuals, practitioners, teachers, researchers, and administrators. Finally, the authors highlight future directions for research and practice in environmental psychology.

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Public mental health: The role of population-based and macrosystems interventions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Toward the Way Forward: The National Children's Disaster Mental Health Concept of Operations

Toward the Way Forward: The National Children's Disaster Mental Health Concept of Operations

A Bioecological Model of Mass Trauma

Environmental psychology and sustainability: Comments on topics important for our future.

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