Volunteer Deployment Forms & Resources

 

Maine Disaster Behavioral Health Volunteer Deployment Forms

• Family Assistance Care Plan
• Team Deployment Form List
• Deployment Information
• Initial Community Needs Assessment
• Deployment Check-in Form
• Disaster Behavioral Health Professional Pre-Deployment
  Go-bag Checklist
• Returning Home from a Disaster Assignment Checklist

 

How to Register in Maine Responds

• All Disaster Behavioral Health Volunteers need to register as part of the Maine Responds Emergency Health Volunteer System. Maine Responds is the State of Maine’s online registry for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Volunteers, both clinical and non-clinical volunteer health care professionals, including Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team (DBHRT) volunteers. This registry is the method for maintaining DBH membership and to deploy DBHRT volunteers. Download step-by-step instructions.

 

State of Maine Resources

• State of Maine Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan (PDF | 2.4 MB | revised 05/01/2017)
• Maine Disaster Behavioral Health Communications Manual (PDF | 1 MB | revised 9/12/16)

 

Important Podcasts & Resources for Volunteers

• Psychological First Aid Model
• Self-Care for Disaster Behavioral Health Responders
• Compassion Fatigue
• Behavioral Health Tips for Responders: Maintaining Calm at a POD