Code Triage: Integrating the National Children's Disaster Mental Health Concept of Operations Across Health Care Systems

• 2014

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• Merritt Schreiber; Sandra Shields; Stephen Formanski; Judith Cohen; Lauren Sims
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2014.09.002

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This article is about how disasters can affect children's mental health, causing issues like PTSD or depression. It describes a plan called CONOPS that uses best practices to help provide care for children during and after disasters. The plan aims to connect hospitals, health care providers, and other community services to support kids' mental health needs. There are still big challenges in meeting these needs during different disaster phases—preparation, response, and recovery. The article highlights the importance of addressing these gaps for better child-focused disaster response efforts.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Keywords: Child; Depression; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Mental Health; Mental Health Services; Natural Disasters; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Triage

Institutions: County of Los Angeles; University of California at Irvine; U.S. Public Health Service; Drexel University

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