Volunteers and members who are deployed to help during disasters may need additional support, due to the psychological impact of serving during these scenarios. This effective practice discusses how to help mitigate negative stress reactions, what to look for and how to intervene, and was submitted by Deborah Burr, AmeriCorps Program Director, Florida State Parks, Department of Environmental Protection, in January 2005. Excerpted from the document, Operation Blue Roof and Beyond: Protocol on the Deployment of AmeriCorps Teams for Disaster Recovery. Although it was written specifically for those dealing with hurricane disaster assistance, the information is relevant for those deploying and supervising volunteers and members in other disaster situations as well.

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