TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - A community based mental health response to a multiple shooting JO - Australian psychologist A1 - Creamer, Mark A1 - Buckingham, William J. A1 - Burgess, Philip M. SP - 99 EP - 102 VL - 26 IS - 2 N2 - It has become common practice to develop community based mental health interventions following disasters of various kinds. This paper reports on the mental health response to a multiple fatal shooting mat occurred in a city office block in Melbourne, Australia. Emphasis is placed on the adaptation of general principles to the specific needs of the disaster affected community. A rationale for the approach is presented, and the importance of community participation in design and implementation of the program is discussed. The paper describes the major strategies utilised and provides evaluative comment on the program.
LA - en SN - 0005-0067 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00050069108258843 ID - ref1 ER -