This list includes the emergency points of contact for federal agencies and departments. Many of the contacts are also members of the Federal Partner Mental Health Transformation Priority Workgroup on Disaster and Emergency Response. This list will be updated and expanded as new information is received. Please send updates directly to SAMHSA DTAC at dtac@esi-dc.com.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Agency |
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Harry Wilson Family and Youth Services Bureau Phone: (202) 205-8102 E-Mail: harry.wilson@acf.hhs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF 8) Operational Workgroup |
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Agency |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
CDR Dori Reissman, M.D. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Phone: (770) 488-4241 E-Mail: dvs7@cdc.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Agency |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Frederick Rojee Security and Emergency Management Office of Operations Management Phone: (410) 786-5793 E-Mail: frederick.rojee@cms.hhs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· Support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in all ESF 8 response activities and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Implementation activities impacting Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program. |
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Agency |
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
George Smith Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations Phone: (301) 443-1516 E-Mail: gsmith@hrsa.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Agency |
Indian Health Service (IHS) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Jim Stone, M.S.W., LCSW Division of Behavioral Health Phone: (301) 443-4754 E-Mail: james.stone@ihs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Agency |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Mike Spillane Division of Emergency Preparedness and Coordination Office of Research Services Phone: (301) 496-1985 E-Mail: Michael.Spillane@nih.hhs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Farris Tuma, Sc.D. Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Phone: (301) 443-3648 E-Mail: ftuma@nih.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Agency |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D. ASPR Phone: (202) 205-2882 E-Mail: william.vanderwagen@hhs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Department |
· ESF 8 Operational Workgroup · Secretary’ Operations Center (SOC) Operations Committee · SOC Communications Plan Committee · PAHPA Implementation Workgroup |
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Agency |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Terri Spear Office of the Administrator Phone: (240) 276-2244 E-Mail: terri.spear@samhsa.hhs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· Federal Workgroup on Disaster (multiagency, multidepartment) · SAMHSA Pandemic Influenza Continuity of Operations Plan Workgroup · SAMHSA Disaster Readiness and Response Workgroup |
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Agency |
Office on Disability (OD) |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Eileen Elias OD Phone: (202) 205 1104 E-Mail: eileen.elias@hhs.gov Cell: (202) 641-0735 |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· OD Emergency Preparedness Health and Human Services Subcommittee—with representation from all HHS Operating Divisions and Staff Divisions |
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Agency |
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Margaret Schaefer Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Phone: (202) 357-5495 E-Mail: margaret.schaefer@dhs.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Agency |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Vince Pearce U.S. Department of Transportation Phone: (202) 366-1863 Cell: (202) 306-6147 E-Mail: vince.pearce@dot.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· None listed |
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Agency |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Michael Vojtasko Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group Phone: (304) 264-4805 or (304) 264-4835 E-Mail: michael.vojtasko@va.gov |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· VA Facility Disaster Mental Health Points of Contact |
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Emergency Point of Contact |
Patricia Watson, Ph.D. Executive Division National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (NCPTSD) Phone: (802) 558-9571 E-Mail: patricia.j.watson@dartmouth.edu |
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Disaster Behavioral Health Workgroups and Committees Managed by Agency |
· Skills for Psychological Recovery manual working group (followup to Psychological First Aid [PFA]) · PFA working group · Pandemic Flu version of PFA working group |
