A heartfelt collection of extraordinary first-person accounts that
delve into every level of the experience of 9/11 Out of the infamy
of 9/11 and its aftermath people rose up with courage and
determination to meet formidable challenges. On the Ground After
September 11: Mental Health Responses and Practical Lessons Gained
is a stirring compilation of over a hundred personal and
professional first-hand accounts of the entire experience, from the
moment the first plane slammed into the North Tower of the World
Trade Center, to the months mental health professionals worked to
ease the pain and trauma of others even while they themselves were
traumatized. This remarkable chronicle reveals the breadth and
depth of human need and courage along with the practical
organizational considerations encountered in the responses to
terrorist attacks. The goal of any terrorist act is to instill
psychosocial damage to a society to effect change. On the Ground
After September 11 provides deep insight into the damage the attack
had on our own society, the failures and victories within our
response systems, and the path of healing that mental health
workers need to travel to be of service to their clients. Personal
accounts written by the professionals and public figures involved
reveal the broad range of responses to this traumatic event and
illuminate how mental health services can most effectively be
delivered. Through the benefit of hindsight, recommendations are
described for ways to better finance assistance, adapt the training
of mental health professionals, and modify organizations' response
to the needs of victims in this type of event. Reading these unique
personal accounts of that day and the difficult days that followed
provides a thoughtful, moving, rational view of what is truly
needed in times of disaster. On the Ground After September 11
includes the first-person experiences and lessons learned from the
people of: NYU Downtown Hospital NYC Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene NY Metropolitan Transportation Council St. Paul's
Chapel St. Vincent Hospital - Manhattan Safe Horizon LifeNet WTC
Incident Command Center at NYC Medical Examiner's office New
Jersey's Project Phoenix Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
the military psychiatric response to the Pentagon attack
Connecticut's Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and
Preparedness the Staten Island Relief Center Barrier Free Living
Inc. for people with disabilities the Federal Emergency Management
Agency Alianza Dominicana, Inc. Staten Island Mental Health Society
the United Airlines Emergency Response Team for Flight 93 The
Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and Preparedness (CTRP)
Disaster Mental Health Services (DMHS) at Dulles International
Airport the American Red Cross the Respite Center at the Great
White Tent HealthCare Chaplaincy The Salvation Army the Islamic
Circle of North America The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health
Agencies, Inc. F*E*G*S the Jewish Board of Family and Children's
Services (JBFCS) and many, many more On the Ground After September
11: Mental Health Responses and Practical Lessons Gained poignantly
illustrates that regardless of profession, culture, religion, or
age, every life touched by 9/11 will never be the same. This is
essential reading for counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists,
social workers, therapists, trauma specialists, educators, and
students.
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