Building Integrated Mental Health and Medical Programs for Vulnerable Populations Post-Disaster: Connecting Children and Families to a Medical Home

• 2008

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• Paula Madrid; Heidi Sinclair; Antoinette Bankston; Sarah Overholt; Arturo Brito; Rita Domnitz
PMID: 18935945DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x0000594x

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This article examines the post-Hurricane Katrina challenges in New Orleans, focusing on healthcare infrastructure destruction, FEMA trailer park conditions, and health issues among the displaced. It highlights the collaboration between the Children's Health Fund and Columbia University to deliver health and mental health services via a mobile medical unit. The study identifies common post-disaster health problems, including formaldehyde exposure-related illnesses, dermatological conditions, and mental health issues, underscoring the necessity for integrated medical and mental health services in disaster-affected communities.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Mental Disorders; Child Health Services; Child Welfare; Child, Preschool; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Needs and Demand; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Louisiana; Medically Underserved Area; Mental Health; Program Development; Relief Work; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Time Factors; Cyclonic Storms; Family Health; Adaptation, Psychological; Vulnerable Populations

Institutions: Columbia University

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