Citation

Jordan K. Int. J. Emerg. Ment. Health 2010; 12(4): 237-246.

Affiliation

The University of Akron, USA. drkbjordan@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Chevron Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21870382

Abstract

This article provides information about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. An assessment model used by a crisis counselor responding to the earthquake is presented, focusing on the importance of gathering pre-deployment assessment and in-country assessment. Examples of the information gathered through the in-country assessment model from children, adolescents, and adults are presented. A brief overview of Haiti's three-year Emergency Psycho-Medical Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (EP-MMHPS) is provided. Finally, how the psychosocial manual developed after assessing 200 Haitian survivors through in-country assessment, and information gathered through pre-deployment assessment became part of the EP-MMHPS is offered.

Language: en