Saturday, November 6, 2010 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Speakers: Ardis Hanson - University Librarian, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library, USF; Claudia J. Dold - Assistant Librarian, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library, USF

1. Disaster Mental Health
Building a research level collection
Ardis Hanson and Claudia J. Dold
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

2. “Life was never the same again.”

3. After disaster, trauma remains

4. …staggering social and economic costs

5. What can be done?
•Advanced preparation
•Early intervention
•Post-disaster intervention

6. A few statistics from 2009:
224 weather related disasters, affecting 55 million people

7. 3 million people were affected by man-made disasters

8. Statistics from 2009
• In the US, 91.4% of disasters were weather-
related between January and November
• FEMA declared 107 emergencies and disasters
in the US, of which 52 were major disasters
• Internationally, an estimated 25 million people
were forced from their homes due to threat of
violence

10. Disasters create vulnerable populations that
need health and mental health services

11. Children suffer mental illnesses
after disasters too

12. Mental health problems can be
transmitted within families

13. PTSD affects between 12-16% of affected
populations, including children

14. Whole communities need help

15. Disaster health professionals need to be
trained to deal with crisis…

16. …and with mental health problems of
disaster victims

17. Consider the problems of those refugees
who cannot go home

18. Consider the problems of those refugees
who do go home

19. The University of South Florida
FMHI Research Library Collection
on Disaster Mental Health

20. “All Hazards” Model

21. Definition of “disaster”
• “Any event, real and/perceived, which
threatens the well-being of citizens”
• Natural or man-made
• Population is global and includes all ethnic,
cultural, racial, and religious groups

22. Collection Scope
Facets = columns
-nature and causes
-prevention
-Mitigation and/or response
-vulnerable/at-risk/traumatized populations
Domains = rows
-Disaster/hazard/threat
-Associated behavioral health conditions
-Measurement/analysis/research method

23. The Decision Matrix
Facets
Domains
F1
Nature
Causes
F2
Prevention
F3
Mitigation
Response
F4
Vulnerable,
At-risk, traumatized
populations
D1
Disaster
Hazard/Threat
D2
Associated
Behavioral Health
conditions
D3
Measurement,
Analysis, and
research methods

24. Collect more than
“Disaster Mental Health” titles

25. The Reach of the Collection
Variety of :
– Perspectives
• Simple to advanced
• Foreign materials
– Audiences
– Level of response and delivery of services
– Every level of government

26. Populations: First Responders

27. Populations: Victims and Survivors

28. Intended Audience for the FMHI
Disaster Mental Health Collection
• USF researchers
• Scholars across the globe
• Inter-library loan users

29. Class Schedule Subject headings DEWEY NLM MESH
BF176-176.5
Conspectus 3
Disasters--Psychological aspects--Testing 150.287
150.87
153.93
152.8
BF 176 Disasters
Psychological tests
See also names of specific tests
BF723.D5
Conspectus 4
Disasters--Psychological aspects
Disasters – Reactions to
155.4+
136.722752
370.1523
WA 295 Disasters--Psychological aspects
Survivors -- Psychological aspects
Disaster Planning
Mass Casualty Incidents
War
BF789.D5
Conspectus 4
Disasters--Psychological aspects
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001-- Psychological aspects.
Terrorism victims' families -- Psychology.
Terrorism -- Psychological aspects.
Disaster victims |x Mental health services |x Planning
Disaster victims |x Services for |x Planning
Emergency medical services |x Planning
Emergency management
Disaster relief
155
303.625
WA 295
WM 170
HV 6430-33
Terrorism -- Psychological aspects.
Disasters— “
Survivors – ‘’
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Mental health services |x Planning
Emergency medical services |x Planning
Disaster Planning
Mass Casualty Incidents
War
BL65.T47 Violence |x Religious aspects.
Terrorism |x Religious aspects
201.763+ WA 295
WM 170
HV 6430-33
War crimes
Violence --Religious Beliefs
Terrorism -- Religious Beliefs
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
[Incident Name Terrorist Attacks]
BJ1475
Conspectus 2
Humanitarian assistance |x Standards. 361.74 BJ 1474 Special topics, by subject
BL80.3 Radicalism |x Religious aspects
Terrorism |x Religious aspects
322.1 WA295 Violence --Religious Beliefs
Terrorism -- Religious Beliefs
Terrorism |x prevention & control
BP64.A32 Qaida (Organization)
Islam and politics -- Africa, East.
Jihad.
Terrorism -- , East.
Terrorism -- Government policy -- .
, East -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
, East -- Ethnic relations.
320.55709676 WA 295
WM 170
HV 6430-33
Terrorism
DISASTER MH CLASS/SUBJECT MATRIX