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This web page discusses the role psychiatrists play in preparing for and responding to disasters and other mass traumas. It provides information about how psychiatrists can participate in helping communities get ready for disasters; assess the community’s mental health needs, including how people with serious mental illness are affected; and use evidence-based approaches for interventions.
View ResourceThis guide summarizes information from SAMHSA’s Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 57 to provide clinicians and other behavioral health professionals with evidence-based best practices for providing trauma-informed services. It reviews trauma-informed treatment objectives, potential issues for retraumatization, possible reactions from individuals receiving services, and strategies for pursuing trauma screening and assessment.
View ResourceCreated for behavioral health professionals, this SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) gathers experience and information from experts in behavioral health to highlight best practice guidelines for pursuing a trauma-informed approach and providing trauma-specific services. The resource provides a research-based explanation about trauma and its impacts on substance use and mental disorders to explore intervention and treatment principles.
View ResourceThis fact sheet outlines this evidence-based treatment and its purpose, including the target population and essential components. This resource provides a detailed analysis of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and includes clinical and anecdotal evidence, materials and requirements, and proven outcomes to help inform healthcare professionals considering this treatment model.
View ResourceThis toolkit provides information for organizations supporting emergency preparedness, response, and recovery in rural communities. It features evidence-based approaches and models and promising practices for successful emergency planning and preparedness, response, and recovery in rural areas. Topics addressed include types of emergencies, cross-cutting issues, and funding for rural emergency preparedness and response.
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