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Disaster Trauma: Federal Resources that Help Communities on Their Road to Recovery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2014

Stephanie S. Felder ,
Jamie Seligman ,
Cicely K. Burrows-McElwain ,
Maryann E. Robinson  and
Erik Hierholzer
Stephanie S. Felder*
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Jamie Seligman
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Cicely K. Burrows-McElwain
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Maryann E. Robinson
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Erik Hierholzer
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Stephanie Felder, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Rockville, MD 20852 (e-mail: stephanie.felder@samhsa.hhs.gov).
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Abstract

During the past several years, the US federal government has increased its role in preparing for and responding to natural and manmade disasters. The support and services that federal agencies provide to communities to address the psychological impact of trauma on citizens of all ages are valuable assets before and after a disaster. We used trauma theory to analyze disaster behavior health, assess the needs of at-risk populations, and identify the resources that the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, offers to the nation to assist communities in the psychological recovery process. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1–5)

Keywords

disaster medicinedisaster planningdisastersemergency preparednessemergency responders
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 174 - 178
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2014 

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