Citation

Pfefferbaum B, Call JA, Sconzo GM. Psychiatr. Serv. 1999; 50(7): 956-958.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73104, USA. betty-pfefferbaum@ouhsc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10402620

Abstract

Nineteen infants and children were killed in the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, and many were injured. More than 200 children lost one or both parents. These casualties focused attention on children in the disaster response efforts. This paper describes the development and implementation of a school-based mental health program that provided accessible services to children affected by the bombing, with an emphasis on normalization. A clinical needs assessment of all children in the Oklahoma City public school system was carried out, and clinicians provided emergency and crisis services, counseling, and support groups.

Language: en