NMHA's Blueprint for Responding to Public Mental Health Needs in Times of Crisis

Mental Health Association's involved in mental health disaster response planning have a variety of resources that other MHAs and mental health organizations may find useful in their communities. As NMHA receives helpful materials from MHAs and others, the information will be posted on the Blueprint Resources Web page for others to access. Below are various materials that NMHA has received thus far. If you would like to submit materials for NMHA to consider putting on the Web site, please contact the NMHA Resource Center at 1-800-969-6642 or email us.

The Mental Health Association in East Tennessee, in collaboration with other community agencies, has designed a six-hour training to address the psychosocial consequences of Biological, Chemical, Nuclear & Radiological (CBNR) terrorism. Below is a description of the training, including the expert, Steven Marc Crimando, who will be addressing this issue. Steven's curriculum vitae is also available for review.

• Managing the Psychosocial Consequences of Biological, Chemical, Nuclear & Radiological (CBNR) Terrorism” MS Word

• Steven Marc Crimando Curriculum Vitae MS Word

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The Mental Health Association in Milwaukee County, Wisc. has worked with the Sidran Institute several times in the past to address issues of trauma. In May, the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the La Cross County Human Services sponsored a trauma training where Elizabeth Vermilyea with the Sidran Institute was the keynote speaker. The below brochure further discusses the event and Ms. Vermilyea's training and expertise.

• Sidran Institute: Risking Connection Trauma Training PDF

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The Mental Health Association in Indiana works well with their local State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Below is a description of opportunities offered by the Indiana SEMA. MHA-Indiana encourages agencies in other communities to contact their State Emergency Management Agencies to see what opportunities they offer.

• SEMA Training's comments

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For more information about the Blueprint pilot project, please contact the NMHA Resource Center at 1-800-969-6642 or email us. To order a Blueprint for Responding to Public Mental Health Needs in Times of Crisis manual, visit www.nmha.org/bookstore or order via phone by calling NMHA's publication office: 703-838-7531.

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