Disaster Behavioral Health Services
Following a disaster, emergency or incident, it is common for those in and around the impacted region to experience distress and anxiety about safety, health and recovery. Previous exposure to large scale or catastrophic incidents, such as a major hurricane or flood, might place residents and responders who experience a new disaster at greater risk for adverse stress reactions. The effects of a disaster, terrorism incident or public health emergency can be long-lasting and the resulting trauma can affect those not directly exposed to the incident. Disaster behavior health interventions are designed to address incident-specific stress reactions rather than ongoing behavioral health needs.