September 4, 2024

Stronger Together: An In-Depth Look at Selected Community-Level Approaches to Disaster Behavioral Health

This issue of the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Bulletin highlights programs and approaches to improve community behavioral health during disasters. It presents strategies to help communities cope better during and after these events.

Developed by: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Resource information

Resource: Stronger Together: An In-Depth Look at Selected Community-Level Approaches to Disaster Behavioral Health

Target audiences

Public health professionals
Mental health professionals

Target situation

Public health and mental health professionals who want in-depth examples about programs and approaches that can be used to support behavioral health during and after disasters.

This issue covers:

Resilience-based approaches begun prior to a disaster
The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP)
Psychological Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (PsySTART)

Main objective

Secondary objectives

Community Preparation
Community Engagement

Resource Type

Research bulletin

Publication Year

2016

Case Studies

Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience (LACCDR) is discussed as a case study in this research bulletin. This project is a collaborative effort supported by the CDC, NIMH, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to engage community-based organizations in providing leadership and partnership to promote community resilience in the face of public health emergencies, such as pandemics and disasters. Six publications in public health journals from 2013 to 2015 are referenced and linked.

See Also: LACCDR website