Psychological interventions after child and adolescent disasters in the community
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G E Blom1, S L Etkind, W J Carr
1South Shore Mental Health Center, Quincy, MA 02169.
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
This paper describes how a community mental health center responded to requests in dealing with disasters which impacted on communities it serves. Two events are described which illustrate the theoretical understanding and practical interventions utilized. These aspects are examined in the context of selected publications on the mental health aspects of disasters.