title: Psychological interventions after child and adolescent disasters in the community.
abstract: This paper describes how a community mental health center responded to requests in dealing with disasters which impacted on communities it serves. Two events are described which illustrate the theoretical understanding and practical interventions utilized. These aspects are examined in the context of selected publications on the mental health aspects of disasters.
authors.affiliation: South Shore Mental Health Center, Quincy, MA 02169.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Etkind
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D004190:Disasters; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology