Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance

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Acknowledgements
This report was produced by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning (NTAC) and is supported under Cooperative Agreement #01M0088201D from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The document was written by Brian W. Flynn, Ed.D., reviewed by a group of experts on mental health response to disasters, and edited, designed, published, and distributed by the National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) of NASMHPD. The SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center, ESI, under contract with ESDRB/CMHS, prepared the resource list, edited the document, and designed the cover and layout for this publication.

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The content in this publication is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the views, policies or opinions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), SAMHSA, or its centers.

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Recommended Citation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance. DHHS Pub. No. SMA 3829. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2003.

Originating Office
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857
DHHS Publication No. SMA 3829
Printed 2003

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Part One - The State of the States
Part Two - The Planning Process
Part Three - Plan Content
Part Four - Resources

Appendices

A - Elements of an All-Hazards State Disaster Mental Health Plan
B - Listing of Focus Group Members
C - Common Acronyms and Definitions

SMA03-3829
08/2003