ERIC Number: EJ937291
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0343
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School-Based Mental Health Services in Post-Disaster Contexts: A Public Health Framework
Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Overstreet, Stacy; Summerville, Meredith
School Psychology International, v32 n5 p533-552 Oct 2011
Large scale natural disasters pose serious risks to mental health and simultaneously wreak havoc on the very systems called upon to ameliorate those risks. School-based mental health services have been identified as a potential mechanism through which gaps in service delivery systems can be addressed in post-disaster environments. We believe that a public health framework provides a useful guide for school psychologists who may be called upon to develop school-based systems of care following a disaster. In this article we discuss considerations and challenges in the application of this model in the context of our experience developing school-based mental health services in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, following Hurricane Katrina. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Health Services, Delivery Systems, Natural Disasters, School Psychologists, Mental Health Programs, Public Health, Mental Health, At Risk Persons, Coping, School Health Services, School Community Programs, Guides, Curriculum
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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