A Quarterly Technical Assistance Bulletin on Disaster Behavioral Health

A Quarterly Technical Assistance Bulletin on Disaster Behavioral Health
Knowing Cultural Differences Makes All the Difference When Offering Assistance
All disasters are NOT the same. Take, for example, the one that hit American Samoa in the quiet dawn of September 29, 2009. As families were getting ready for work and school, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake occurred, causing a destructive tsunami and major flooding. This was the first major disaster in the Pacific in 5 years, and responders found out that offering assistance outside the Continental United States can be very different from responding on the mainland.

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The Dialogue is an arena for professionals in the disaster behavioral health field to share information, resources, trends, solutions to problems, and accomplishments. Readers are invited to contribute profiles of successful programs, book reviews, highlights of State and regional trainings, and other news items.