Transcript Light Blue Group

Light Blue Group: Priorities for disaster mental health
response
1. Coordination of services
2.
Develop Evidence Base
Light Blue Group: Strategies for disaster mental health
response
1. Coordination of Services
Step 1. Inventory Current Efforts
Step 2. Establish Commission (stakeholders)
 Humanitarian agencies (NGO’s)
 Business and private sector
 Guilds and professional groups
 Consumers and caregivers
Step 3. Mandate
 Define scope- prevention, education, scope of
 Major tasks- Tx, social support, information/education, hyper-arousal
 Evaluate efficacy of current disaster mental health interventions
* Make recommendations to address gaps in research literature
 Short term vs. Long term
 Resources- human, financing
 Integration and sustainability
 Consider multiple scenarios
Step 4. Get to audience
 General Public
 Government Agencies
 Focus Groups