On the whole, the mental health establishment outshone most other emergency responders after Hurricane Katrina. In a Miller-McCune interview, the director of the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research explains some of the lessons drawn from that experience. Read more.
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This week I have been interviewing local people here in Mexico City about their thoughts... Read More
This issue of The Dialogue highlights how important it is for disaster responders to manage... Read More
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A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a south Florida high school... Read More