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Emergency Mental Health and
Traumatic Stress
Most people who are coping with the aftermath of a disaster have normal reactions as they struggle with the disruption and loss caused by the disaster. They do not see themselves as needing mental health services and are unlikely to request them. Community outreach may be necessary to seek out and provide mental health services to individuals who may be affected by a disaster.
Through an interagency agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), CMHS staff helps to ensure that victims of Presidentially declared disasters received immediate, short-term crisis counseling, as well as ongoing support for emotional recovery. CMHS collaborates with FEMA to train State mental health staff to develop crisis counseling training and preparedness efforts in their States.
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