Anticipating Emotional Reactions During the Covid-19 Pandemic: What We Can Learn from Past Disasters

• By: Christian Burgess, LMSW Vibrant Emotional Health
• May 20th, 2020
• behavioral health, COVID-19, disaster, emotional health, helpline, mental health, reconstruction, summer 2020 issue
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The national Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) was launched by Vibrant Emotional Health and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2012 to guarantee that everyone in the United States has access to immediate crisis counseling and support throughout any phase...

Responding to First Responders: Even Superheroes Need Help Sometimes

• By: Kathryn M. Salisbury, PhD Christian Burgess, LMSW MHA-NYC
• April 1st, 2015
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As we contemplated writing about the job-related behavioral health needs of first responders, we were reminded of the post 9/11 poster showing two swaggering 6-year-old boys wearing blankets as capes with the tagline “Even Superheroes Need Help Sometime.” This poster was part of an advertising...