Introduction to Mental Health and Disaster Preparedness

Topic: 
Mental Health
Format: 
Online Course
Time: 
30 minutes
Level: 
Introductory
University: 
Johns Hopkins University
PERLC: 
Johns Hopkins PERLC

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Description: 

In this presentation, Dr. Cindy Parker, Johns Hopkins faculty from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, introduces the topics of disaster mental health services, mental health surge capacity, and psychiatric first aid.

Learning Objectives: 
  • Explain the need for disaster mental health services and mental health surge capacity
  • Define psychological crisis
  • List first priority goals of disaster mental health
  • Explain the importance of crisis communication to disaster mental health
  • Describe the concept of psychological first aid
PHEP Capabilities: 
Mass Care