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SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Resource Type: Website or Webpage Article

Focus Population: Behavioral Health Leaders

Topics: Behavioral Health Organizational Guidance Docs, Crisis Response System, Culturally Specific Strengths and Resilience, Homelessness, Housing Support, Mental Health Treatment, Mobile Crisis Unit, Peer Support, Schools, School-based Services, Suicide Prevention, Trauma-informed

SAMHSA provides disaster technical assistance, training, and consultation to help disaster behavioral health professionals plan for and respond effectively to mental health and substance abuse needs following a disaster. SAMHSA supports all-hazards disaster behavioral health preparedness, response, and recovery through informed, targeted technical assistance to reduce the effects disasters can bring to communities, families, and individuals.