TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Piloting a New Model of Crisis Counseling: Specialized Crisis Counseling Services in Mississippi After Hurricane Katrina
JO  - Administration and policy in mental health
A1  - Jones, K.
A1  - Allen, Mike
A1  - Norris, Fran H.
A1  - Miller, Catherine
SP  - 195
EP  - 205
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
N2  - During January-April 2007, Project Recovery, a federally funded crisis counseling program implemented by Mississippi's Department of Mental Health, piloted a new model of Specialized Crisis Counseling Services (SCCS) on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In this team-based approach, a masters-level counselor trained in a variety of intervention techniques and a resource coordinator worked together with persons whose needs were relatively intense. Compared to regular program (RCCS) participants over the same interval (n = 29,522), SCCS participants (n = 281) were more likely to be female, middle-aged, and at greater risk for severe distress. In a participant survey conducted in both programs over the same week, SCCS participants reported significantly greater benefit than did RCCS participants. A subset of 129 SCCS participants provided pre- and post-participation assessments and showed large improvements in disaster-related distress.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-587X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10488-009-0214-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -