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Disaster distress helpline leaflet
SAMHSA leaflet
Keywords: crisis response, disaster, family, guidance, helpline, mass fatality, terrorism, usa, victim services -
Psychological first aid: Helping victims in the immediate aftermath of disaster
Psychological First Aid aims to mollify the painful range of emotions and physical responses experienced by people exposed to disaster.
Keywords: crisis response, disaster, emergency, guidance, mass fatality, mental health, psychological first aid, terrorism, usa, victim services -
Psychological first aid: How you can support well-being in disaster victims
A leaflet by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) — part of the Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Keywords: crisis response, disaster, guidance, mass fatality, mental health, psychological first aid, terrorism, usa -
Response to the terrorist attack on the Pentagon: PFAC after action report 2003
The Pentagon Family Assistance Center (PFAC) was established to provide around-the-clock immediate crisis intervention and sustained support to the victims’ families. Several days after the attack, the Army, Navy, American Airlines and Department of Justice Offi ce for Victims of Crime closed their individual family and casualty assistance centers and consolidated their efforts within the […]
Keywords: crisis response, family, pentagon, terrorism, usa, victim services -
Mass Fatality Incident Family Assistance Operations: Recommended strategies for local and state agencies
This guide was developed by the FBI Office for Victim Assistance and the NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Division for local and state agencies involved in the response to mass fatality events. It provides an overview of the components of the family assistance process and family assistance center operations as they relate to transportation and criminal […]
Keywords: disaster, family, fbi, mass fatality, terrorism, usa, victim services -
Humanitarian Assistance strategic guidance: Building capability to look after people affected by emergencies
This strategic guidance seeks to provide a framework to assist responding organisations to build an effective Humanitarian Assistance (HA) capability. This may be in a Local Resilience Forum or HA Working Group, but the ideas in this document and in the associated share point could be adopted by other organisations.
Keywords: capacity building, crisis response, disaster, guidance, humanitarian, mass fatality, terrorism, victim services -
Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies: Non-statutory guidance on establishing Humanitarian Assistance Centres
This is a strategic document that aims to assist Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) to develop an improved co-ordinated response to the humanitarian aspects of an Emergency. This guidance has been developed since its first interim publication in September 2005.
Keywords: capacity building, crisis response, emergency, guidance, humanitarian, mass fatality, terrorism, victim services -
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire LRF Humanitarian Assistance Centre Plan
The purpose of this document is to provide a response plan which will act as the multi-agency template for the delivery of a Humanitarian Assistance Centre (HAC) within the City of Nottingham and across the seven District and Borough Council areas of Nottinghamshire. It has been produced on behalf of, and under the direction of, the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF) by the HAC Group. The membership of the HAC Group consists of representatives from Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Health and Voluntary Organisations.
Keywords: crisis response, disaster, emergency, family, guidance, humanitarian, mass fatality, victim services -
London Resilience Partnership Humanitarian Assistance Plan
This plan is a Capability Plan, enabling an appropriate humanitarian assistance response to a major emergency, where the people affected have substantial practical or emotional needs.
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Victims of terrorism policies and legislation in Europe Albrecht Kilchling 2005
This report covers protection and assistance (including judicial procedure), as well as compensation, regulation and information on national victim support associations and/or services for victims of terrorism. It is based on country briefs which have been structured on information concerning specific regulation relating to victims of terrorism and particular regimes established for victims of terrorism.
Keywords: disaster, terrorism
