Central Texas Regional Advisory Council Trauma Service Area L

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Central Texas Regional Advisory Council Trauma
Service Area - L

• Disaster Behavioral Health Planning Committee

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Why DBMH in Central Texas?

• The Need is Present
• Local Events
• 1991 Lubys Massacre in Killeen
• 1997 Jarrell Tornado
• 2007 Floods
• Assistance Provided
• Hurricanes Katrina/Rita
• Hurricane Ike

• Why DBMH in the TSA?Because Trauma is Not Only
  Physical

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What isDisaster Behavioral Health (DBH)

• DBH is a specialized field of mental health
  expertise
• It is the primary goal of DBH to decrease the
  stress of an event
• DBH modalities may include Psychological First
  Aid, Pastoral Care, Substance Abuse services,
  CISM, Crisis Counseling and, other disaster
  specific support

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Membership of Our Committee

• MHMR representatives, First Responders, Pastors,
  Chaplains, DSHS staff, Hospital Staff, Clinical
  Psychologists, Social Workers, and University
  and Public Education Counselors

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Committee Projects

• Committee Development
• Survey of interest to all Schools and
  Universities, Chaplains, First Responding
  Agencies, Social Workers, Psychologists,
  L.E.P.C., Hospitals and other Medical Providers
  in the CTRAC Region.
• Training Opportunities (DSHS, ICISF, etc.)
• Exercise Involvement

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Where to go from here

• Committee and Sub committee Development
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Specific Training
• Public Education

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• Chad Berg
• Central Texas Regional Advisory Council
• Trauma Service Area-L
• 254-501-7706
• cberg_at_ci.killeen.tx.us