Multimedia Resources
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Video Clips:
- Responding to Mental Health Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fflQf-T155o
This video provides an example of how an emergency response team (family, police, psychiatric services and health services) responds to a mental health crisis
- Acute grief from Responding to Crisis in the Aftermath of Disasters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VilfIPeE8ZY
This video provides an example of how a helper responds to a person who has recently experienced an unexpected and traumatic death of a family member. The helper demonstrates listening skills, normalization, and psychoeducation regarding trauma.
- Breathing Techniques from Responding to Crisis in the Aftermath of Disaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOTTy4HdEwk
This video offers a role play that demonstrates a helper practicing breathing techniques with an individual who has recently experienced a disaster.
Audio Clips
- After Aurora Shooting, A ‘New Way of Responding’ to Mental Crisis
http://www.npr.org/2015/01/19/377685904/after-aurora-shooting-a-new-way-of-responding-to-mental-crises
This article describes new ideas for responding to crisis that increases mobility and the continuum for care.
- Trauma Workers Find Solace in A Pause That Honors Life After A Death
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/27/443104073/trauma-workers-find-solace-in-a-pause-that-honors-life-after-a-death
This audio clip describes a new emerging practice for nurses and doctors working in emergency settings to take a moment of silence after a death.