Integrating mental health and disability into public health disaster preparedness and response / Jill Morrow-Gorton, Susan Wolf-Fordham and Katherine Snyder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrow-Gorton, Jill, author.

Wolf-Fordham, Susan, author.

Snyder, Katherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management.

People with disabilities--Care.

People with disabilities.

Mentally ill--Care.

Mentally ill.

People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Mental health laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

"Integrating Mental Health and Disability into Public Health Disaster Preparedness and Response brings together the fields of mental/behavioral health, law, human rights, and medicine as they relate to disaster planning and response for people with disabilities, mental and behavioral health conditions and chronic illness. Children and adults with disabilities, mental/behavioral health conditions and chronic illness remain more vulnerable to the negative effects of emergencies and disasters than the general population. This book addresses the effects of emotional trauma, personal growth and resilience, the impact on physical health and systems of care, and legal compliance and advocacy. Following a philosophy of whole community emergency planning, inclusive of people with disabilities, the book advocates for considering and addressing these issues together in an effort to ultimately lead to greater resilience for individuals with disabilities and the whole community" -- $$c Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frameworks and models of disaster management theory: Setting the stage

Populations with disabilities and others with access and functional needs

The world approach to disability-inclusive disaster management

The impacts of disasters on people with disabilities and chronic physical and mental health conditions

Elements of individual resilience

The US emergency management and public health preparedness systems

Legal issues related to emergencies and disasters: Antidiscrimination and other selected issues

Whole community as inclusive emergency management and public health preparedness

Building community resilience

Promising practices in disability-inclusive disaster management.

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Morrow-Gorton, Jill Integrating mental health and disability into public health disaster preparedness and response.

ISBN:

9780128140109

0128140100

OCLC:

1341588034

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.