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Building Bridges: Mental Health Consumers and Representatives of the Disaster Response Community in Dialogue

Organization: 
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Publisher: 
US Department of Health and Human Services
Date Published: 
December, 2007

Natural and manmade disasters have heightened awareness of the critical need to support effective mental health responses. This publication is based on a facilitated discussion between a group comprised of mental health consumers, policymakers, providers, and others involved in the disaster response community. The report summarizes the meeting and the recommendations and identified opportunities for improved disaster responses to people with mental illnesses.