Psychological first-aid training for paraprofessionals: A systems-based model for enhancing capacity of rural emergency responses

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-258

  McCabe, O Lee ^a,b   Perry, Charlene ^c   Azur, Melissa ^a   Taylor, Henry G ^a   Bailey, Mark ^c   Links, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk populations; behavioral health surge; disaster preparedness and response; paraprofessional response extenders; psychological first aid; public health systems research; public private collaboration; rural emergency preparedness

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; FIRST AID; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; FIRST AID; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84896528041     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X11006297     Document Type: Article

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