Gulf Coast Hurricanes : Addressing Survivors' Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs.

Describes Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) programs that provide Federal assistance for mental health and substance abuse treatment needs for disaster victims. Presents relevant policy issues in context of 2005 hurricanes; and analyzes implementation and effectivene...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Disaster relief. Hurricanes. Mental health. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) programs that provide Federal assistance for mental health and substance abuse treatment needs for disaster victims. Presents relevant policy issues in context of 2005 hurricanes; and analyzes implementation and effectiveness of other SAMHSA mental health programs. Includes appendices providing information on crisis counseling assistance and training program awards made to States in response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.