Citation

McIntyre J, Nelson Goff BS. Community Ment. Health J. 2012; 48(6): 723-728.

Affiliation

Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex, Summit, MS, 39666, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-011-9421-x

PMID

21647650

Abstract

This study investigated the comprehensiveness of disaster mental health state plans and their adherence to published best practices in three states that experienced post-9/11 federally-declared disasters. There were 59 disaster mental health best practices used in this study to assess each state disaster mental plan's compliance with best practices; the states demonstrated a range of adherence to the best practices. This research may serve as a guide for those developing disaster mental health plans and encourage further considerations in disaster mental health response.

Language: en