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Volume 9: Issue 1 (2013)
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• Cross-Cultural Disaster Behavioral Health (by Shamaila Khan, Ph.D.)
• The Shelter Field Guide: A New Resource for Spontaneous Disaster Shelters (by Kam Kennedy and Arthur Vliet)
• The Healing Joplin Mural: Tree of Hope (by Jenny Wiley, M.S.W., LCSW)
• Disaster Response Template Toolkit

Volume 8: Issue 4 (2012)
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• Meeting Diverse Needs within the Hard-to-Reach Communities of New Jersey (by Julia Wimmer)
• Reaching New American Youth Post-Disaster (by Sarah Gaer, M.A.)
• Reaching Out to School-Aged Children in Alabama (by Lisa Turley)
• North Dakota Crisis Counseling Program Addresses the Needs of Rural Communities (by Eric Upton)
• The Process of Emotional Recovery through the Arts (by Monserrate Allende Santos, M.D.)
• Nibthaska Strong: Umonhon Flood Recovery Project (by Denise Bulling, Ph.D., Marcella S. Clark, Rachel Harlan, Jim Harvey, Stacey Hoffman, Joseph Jackson, Matthew Nykodym, and Francine Thomas)
• Stress Relief Strategies with Disaster Recovery Workers (by Cathy Aikman and Ellia Cohen)
• CCP Application Toolkit and CCP Job Aid for Crisis Counselors

Volume 8: Issue 3 (2012)
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• Practicing What We Preach: Answering the Call for Responder Self-Care and Resilience (by Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT)
• Building Individual Resilience: Three Essential Tools (by Jackie Crawford, M.S., LP)
• Community Resilience and National Health Security: An Overview (by Melanie Dollar)
• HHS Disaster Behavioral Health Concept of Operations

Volume 8: Issue 2 (2011)
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• Benign Neglect Imperils Children after a Disaster (by Judy Bezon)
• Disaster Planning for People Experiencing Homelessness (by Sabrina Edgington, M.S.S.W.)
• The Benefits of Collocating Companion Animals during Disasters (by Diane Robinson)
• Ready to Remember: Jeremy’s Journey of Hope and Healing

Volume 8: Issue 1 (2011)
*Special Issue: 10th Anniversary of 9/11: Celebrating Recovery and Resilience [PDF – 2.94 Mb]

• It’s Been 10 years Since 9/11/01 (by April Naturale, Ph.D.)
• Remembering Flight 93 (by Margaret Pepe, Ph.D.)
• A Look at Commemorating the Anniversary of 9/11 (by Steven Moskowitz, LMSW)
• VOICES of September 11th (by Mary Fetchet, LCSW)
• Lessons from Adversity: Strengthening Preparedness with Reflections from 9/11

Volume 7: Issue 4 (2011)
*Special Issue: Persons with Disabilities and Other Access and Functional Needs [PDF – 3.61 Mb]

• Effective Use of Peer Crisis Counseling in the Wake of Hurricanes Andrew and Floyd (by Roger Williams, M.S.W.)
• People with Access and Functional Needs Will No Longer Be Left Behind in Emergencies (by Audrey Pullman, M.D.)
• Feel Safer, Be Safer: Using Plain Language in Disaster Preparedness (by Mark Starford, M.Ed., and Charlene Jones, M.Ed.)
• Emergency Communication 4 ALL: A Picture Communication Aid and Online Resources Available for Persons with Disabilities and Other Access and Functional Needs

Volume 7: Issue 3 (2011)
*Special Issue: Tribal Communities [PDF – 903.08 Kb ]

• Respect with Recovery: One Person’s Lessons Learned from Working with Alaska Native Communities (by Ramona VanCleve)
• Suicide in Indian Country: The Silent Epidemic (by Jacqueline S. Gray, Ph.D., Choctaw/Cherokee)
• Suicide Prevention in Native American Communities (by Petrice Post, M.A.)
• Growing Up Indian

Volume 7: Issue 2 (2011)
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• Adapting Trauma Interventions for Refugee Families (by Abigail H. Gewirtz, Ph.D., LP, Johara Mohammad, MFT, Paul Orieny, Ph.D., LMFT, and Fatima Tuba Yaylaci, B.A.)
• Vicarious Trauma (by Nora Baladerian, Ph.D.)
• Formation of Long-Term Recovery Groups (by Jean Peercy)
• When Families Grieve

Volume 7: Issue 1 (2011)
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• Understanding, Accepting, and Managing Anger in Disasters (by Gladys Padro, M.S.W., LSW, and Steven Crimando, M.A.)
• Case Study: Opening the Lines of Communication through Text Messaging (by Scott Sumrall)
• The Impact of Personal Bias for Providers and Clients (by Mary Migliaro, M.Ed.)
• Meeting the Needs of National Guard and Reserve Families (by Mimi McFaul, Psy.D., and Nicola Winkel, M.P.A.)

Volume 6: Issue 2 (2010)
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• Knowing Cultural Differences Makes All the Difference When Offering Assistance (by John Chavez)
• Develop Your Psychological First Aid Skills at the PFA Online Center (by Melissa J. Brymer, Ph.D., Psy.D., and Gilbert Reyes, Ph.D.)
• Our Cultural Experience Working in American Samoa (by Patricia J. Watson, Ph.D., Melissa J. Brymer, Ph.D., Psy.D., and Robin H. Gurwitch, Ph.D.)
• Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction: An Overview of the Research and Practice Literature (by Charles R. Figley, Ph.D., Joseph A. Boscarino, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Richard E. Adams, Ph.D.)
• Emergency Communication 4 All: A Picture Communication Aid

Volume 6: Issue 1 (2010)
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• Haiti Response Information (by SAMHSA DTAC staff)
• Multi-State Disaster Behavioral Health Consortium’s Response to the Earthquake in Haiti (by Gladys Padro, M.S.W, LSW)
• Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery Program: Bringing Back the Spirit of Louisiana (by Louisiana Spirit Staff from the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental Health: Danita LeBlanc, M.S.W., LCSW, Pierre Washington, and Jody Bennett)
• Emergency Preparedness, Homelessness, and Mental Health: Caring for Challenged Populations During a Disaster (by Michael Williams, M.D.)
• SAMHSA Launches the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) Online Data Collection and Evaluation System (by SAMHSA DTAC staff)
• Practice Guidelines: Core Elements in Responding to Mental Health Crises
• SAMHSA Task Force Presents at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting (November 2009)

Volume 5: Issue 4 (2009)
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• This issue of The Dialogue summarizes the information presented and discussed at the All-Hazards Disaster Behavioral Health: Optimizing Psychological Health and Resiliency in Difficult Economic Times Conference.

Volume 5: Issue 3 (2009)
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• The Mercy Model: A Leadership Approach to Public Mental Health Systems and Population-Based Programs (by LCDR Jeff Coady, Psy.D., CAPT Kevin McGuinness, Ph.D., and CAPT Jon Perez, Ph.D.)
• Disaster Planning and Opioid Treatment Programs (by Deborah Podus, Ph.D.)
• Psychological First Aid Utilization by Health Systems (by Sandra Kaplan, M.D., Tammy Blancher, Ph.D., Suzanne Sunday, Ph.D., and Ayme Turnbull, Psy.D.)
• Psychology Beyond Borders (by Conor Seyle, Ph.D)
• Tracking Human Factors in the Financial Crisis: Lessons for Pandemic Planning
• “Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid-Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence”

Volume 5: Issue 2 (2008)
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• Managing Communications and Media Relations During a Disaster (by the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
• TOPOFF 4 Exercise: The Oregon Venue (by Laurel Hughes, Psy.D., Sean Derrickson, LCSW, Bernadette Dominguez, RN, Michael Jones, M.A., Judy Olivier, Ph.D., Merritt Schreiber, Ph.D., Bob Porter, LCSW, and June Vining, M.S.W.)
• Building Resilience Among First Responders in Child Protective Services (by Rohini Luthra, Ph.D., Claude Chemtob, Ph.D., and Erika Tullberg)
• Responding to School Violence
• Recommended Reading: Interventions Following Mass Violence and Disasters

Volume 5: Issue 1 (2008)
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• Tourists, Terrorism, and Disasters (by Thom Curtis, Ph.D.)
• Silent Survivors of Disasters: Older Adults (by John G. Jones, Ph.D.)
• Survivor-to-Survivor Storytelling and Trauma Recovery (by Carl Lindahl, Ph.D., and Sue Nash, Ph.D.)
• A New Model for a Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan (by Diane Fojt, M.Sc., REMT-P, CFT, Martin Cohen, Ph.D., and Janet Wagner, CMA)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act and Disaster Response
• Building Bridges: Mental Health Consumers and Representatives of the Disaster Response Community in Dialogue (by Diane Fojt, M.Sc.,REMT-P, CFT, Martin Cohen, Ph.D., and Janet Wagner, CMA)