Church Disaster Mental Health Project at www.churchdisasterhelp.org

Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force - 2nd Annual Mississippi Coast Mental Health Summit

2008-05-10T22:33:08Z

2008 Mental Health Summit: June 11 & 12, 2008
Get the details and registration information here...
Where: Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. 2350 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi.
When: June 11 – 12, 2008
Cost: $75 (scholarships available) $85 After May 30th

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

2008-04-29T19:33:13Z

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides services, training, consultation, and research, to provide high quality care for traumatized children and families. Another goal of the center is to improve access to care for traumatized children and families. The network is jointly coordinated by UCLA and Duke University. The network is funded by the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the US Department of Health and Human Services through the Donald J. Cohen National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. To learn more go to www.nctsnet.org

Resource Alert: Emergency Preparedness

2008-04-24T01:48:46Z

The successful management of emergency situations requires advanced planning and preparation, and some of most critical aspects of an appropriate response are the safe evacuation and transport of older adults, people with disabilities, individuals living in group settings, or others who may lack access to personal transportation.

The following resources may be useful in assisting human service and transportation professionals as they develop plans to address the needs of their customers in the event of an emergency:

http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=721&z=37

National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2008-02-15T00:04:05Z

The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder contains up to date information about PTSD and traumatic stress for Mental Health Care Providers.

http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/providers/

Let Us Hear From You

2008-02-05T22:52:36Z

Welcome to the Church Disaster Mental Health Project. Have you found something useful on the site?

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Research Grant on Minority Health Disparities

2008-02-02T18:44:12Z

The Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health has recently announced that they will be offering research grants focused on reducing minority health disparities. The deadline for grant applications is March 14, 2008. The application can be found at www.migmh.org. If you have any other questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the Institute staff at 601-815-9000.

Welcome!

2008-01-17T14:12:59Z

Welcome to the Church Disaster Mental Health Project!

We hope you will find useful resources here. Most of all, though, we want you to find encouragement and hope. Come back often to look for changes and improvements.