Integrating Mental Health and Disability Into Public Health Disaster Preparedness and Response
Jill Morrow-Gorton (Senior Medical Director, Office of Clinical Affairs, Commonwealth Medicine/UMass Medical School, MA, USA),Susan Wolf-Fordham (Consultant, Association of University Centers on Disabilities),Katherine Snyder (Surgical Technology Program Chair and Instructor, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah, USA)
Integrating Mental Health and Disability Into Public Health Disaster Preparedness and Response
Jill Morrow-Gorton (Senior Medical Director, Office of Clinical Affairs, Commonwealth Medicine/UMass Medical School, MA, USA),Susan Wolf-Fordham (Consultant, Association of University Centers on Disabilities),Katherine Snyder (Surgical Technology Program Chair and Instructor, Dixie State University, St. George, Utah, USA)
Integrating Mental Health and Disability into Public Health Disaster Preparedness and Response brings together the fields of mental/behavioral health, law, human rights, and medicine as they relate to disaster planning and response for people with disabilities, mental and behavioral health conditions and chronic illness. Children and adults with disabilities, mental/behavioral health conditions and chronic illness remain more vulnerable to the negative effects of emergencies and disasters than the general population. This book addresses the effects of emotional trauma, personal growth and resilience, the impact on physical health and systems of care, and legal compliance and advocacy.
Following a philosophy of whole community emergency planning, inclusive of people with disabilities, the book advocates for considering and addressing these issues together in an effort to ultimately lead to greater resilience for individuals with disabilities and the whole community.
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