2010 statewide assessment: behavioral health in emergencies
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What’s
Behavioral Healthwith
story…the
inEmergencies?
Statewide Assessment
Division of Behavioral HealthDisaster Planning and Response Team
Andrea HoaglinJonathan Gunderson
from theFindings
2010
Statewide Assessment
Division of Behavioral HealthDisaster Planning and Response Team
Andrea HoaglinJonathan Gunderson
start…To
from theFindings
2010
THANK YOU for your participation!
Here’s the story…
survey?Remember the online
… about
behavioral health and disasters…
that survey…Oh!
curious…Are you
somewhere?
Do the responses lead
They DoThey Do!
202 responses…
from ACROSS Colorado
Indicating…
92%would call…
… for behavioral health to assist in an event.
thought…We
of INTEREST...That’s a lot
Who filled out
the survey?
Non ProfitsHos pitals
HAZMAT
’ Sheriff s Department Public Works
Police
Fire Red Cros s
- Faith Bas ed Groups
Coroners
Emergency Management
EMS
Public Health who:Here’s
Different disciplines
BUT!
they shared…
common themes.
Regarding…
…what
behavioral health
the table.
can bring to
About whatcontributions
it can make.
Themes 4
Themes 4
they are…Here
Counseling
1
“Provide ongoing
-Emergency Management
counselingfor victims and responders.”
support
“In a major emergency,
-Sheriff’s Office
there will be
a lot of peopleneeding counseling
and assistance.”
2 Stress Management
2
“Stress management
-Emergency Management
(both citizens and responders).”
“Helping them to recognize
in fellow workers/responders
as well as victims.”
mental fatigueand/orstress
-Public Health
2 Messaging
3
“Helping draft clear reassuring risk messages
for the public.”-Public Health
-Public Health
“Behavioral health teams are key in crafting
messages that need to get out to the public...”
2 Long-term Recovery
Return to Normalcy
4
-Public Health
to deal with long-term effects.”recovery role“Big in the
“Helping the
-Public Health
new normal.”populace find the
Recap
1CounselingCounseling1
StressStress2
MessagingMessaging3
Long-termLong-term4
ManagementManagement
RecoveryRecovery
1CounselingCounseling1
StressStress2
MessagingMessaging3
Long-termLong-term4 Next…
ManagementManagement
RecoveryRecovery
…how can we integrate?
Building Awareness
Plan,Train, & Exercise
Two Themes:
Responses indicate…
Let’s take a
themes.these two closer look at
Let’s take a
themes.these two closer look at
Here we go...
BuildingAwareness
“Better understanding of
what is andavailablehow to access resources.”
-Emergency Management
Plan, Exercise
Train &
-Emergency Management
together“Plan,train,and exercise
more.”
And…
…how do we makethis happen?
Attend
Meetings
“Be at the tableof county emergency management meetings.”
-Emergency Management
RelationshipsBuild
“Until there are
will not be includedmental health
in planning efforts.”
relationships built,
-Police Department
To Do:Attend Meetings
BuildRelationships
THEN:Build Awareness
Plan,Train &
Exercise
Here’s theplan…
Here’s theplan…
NEXT…
here?…where do we go
from
Steps…Next
with…Follow-up
you.
Then…
…make connections…
withbehavioral
healthresources
…in your community.
…and develop behavioral health resources
community needs.
(based on your responses and
to meet…
results from this survey)
…and develop behavioral health resources
community needs.
(based on your responses and
to meet… and…
results from this survey)
We also realized…
working on! what we are
We need to share:
working on! what we are
withyou!
We need to share:
…about behavioral healthteam development…
…about the statewide Behavioral Health
Response Network…
… and about our
training opportunities.
all focusing on…
ADAPTIVEADAPTIVEIncreasing
FUNCTIONINGFUNCTIONING
BY…
STRESSSTRESSDecreasing
LEVELSLEVELS
That’s where the story is
right now…
We’ll be…
in touch!
We appreciate your taking the time to complete the questionnaire to improve disaster behavioral
health response in Colorado. Thank you!
Thankyou
again!THANKS
We appreciateit!
THANK U!
THANKS!AGAIN!