Disaster Mental Health: Assisting People Exposed to Radiation

• 2013

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• Monica Indart; Karla Vermeulen; James Halpern; Gloria Leon; Adela Salame-Alfie; Cynthia Costello

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This participant manual focuses on helping people exposed to radiation. It describes different types of radiological events and their effects on health and emotions. The manual explains how fear impacts public health and provides strategies for risk communication. It also offers interventions for specific groups like children, pregnant women, and older adults. Additionally, it addresses compassion fatigue in responders and emphasizes self-care practices to manage stress while assisting others during radiological emergencies or accidents .A separate file for the PowerPoint Slides are available here: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DMHAS/Publications/DMHRadiationXposurepdf.pdf

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Focus Areas: CBRNE; Everyday Emergency; Mental Health; Trauma

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

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Disasters; Radiation Exposure; Mental Health; Mental Health Services; Psychosocial Support Systems; Radiation Injuries; Emergency Responders; Psychological First Aid

Institutions: New York State Department of Health

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