%0 Journal Article
%T Handling the emotional response to disaster: the case for American Red Cross/community mental health collaboration
%J Community mental health journal
%D 1981
%A Fraser, J. R.
%A Spicka, D. A.
%V 17
%N 4
%P 255-264
%X This paper presents the theory, rationale, and a working model for integrating professional resources at the time of a disaster. Red Cross and community mental health agencies have worked for too long in parallel. A collaborative approach to meeting the emotional needs of disaster victims makes optimal use of indigenous resources; provides skill and knowledge normally lacking in each agency alone; and helps provide, through early intervention, a preventive factor to thwart long term community distress. Options for maintenance of readiness, local or regional adaptation and piloting are also discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0010-3853
%U http://dx.doi.org/