Co-sponsored by Dartmouth College and the National Center for PTSD·White River Junction, Vermont
REDMH
Research Education in Disaster Mental Health
Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, July 2003 (historical record — the project is not active)
Research Education in Disaster Mental Health (REDMH), funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in July 2003, strives to improve the quality and utility of disaster mental health research so that victims of disasters are better understood and served.
The educational goals of REDMH are to inform, instruct, advise, and mentor disaster researchers. On this site you will find research summaries to inform the scientific community about topics salient after major disasters, instructional materials such as summaries from a book on research education in disaster mental health, contact information for those looking for advising on a particular project, and information about a mentoring program for promising newcomers to the field.
The REDMH project is one of three projects designed to advance disaster research. The other two were the Disaster Research Education and Mentoring (DREM) Center and the Disaster Research Training Grant (DRT).
PROJECT
REDMH is co-sponsored by Dartmouth College and the National Center for PTSD. REDMH started in July 2003 and is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
SUMMARIES
General summaries are prepared in advance on critical areas of interest in disaster mental health such as on the effects of disaster. Specialized summaries are added to the site as new disasters occur, such as after the tsunami.
SEMINAR
An educational objective of REDMH is to develop instructional materials for a graduate and/or professional seminar in disaster mental health research.
MENTORING
Sixteen promising individuals who show interest in and aptitude for careers in disaster mental health research will be connected to mentors selected from a nationwide faculty.
DIRECTORY
Listed below are links to other programs that might be of interest to disaster researchers.
Historical record. Every date below is reproduced from the archived pages; nothing here is new or current.
March 2005
General summary posted: Disaster Research Methodology: Past Progress and Future Directions
March 2005
January 2005
Specialized summary posted: Psychosocial Consequences of Natural Disasters in Developing Countries
In preparation
Research Methods for Studying Mental Health after Disasters and Terrorism (Guilford Press, 2006)
Senior Project Director
Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School
Website Director
Deputy for Education, National Center for PTSD
DVD Producer and Director
Senior Education Specialist, National Center for PTSD
DVD Producer and Director
Research Psychologist, Center for Clinical Computing, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Curriculum Director
Professor of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Special Advisor to the Directors
Executive Director, National Center for PTSD
Programme faculty: 23 mentors and 2 consultants, with the roles recorded on the archived pages.
National Center for PTSD
Created within the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989 in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD.
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Founded in 1985 for professionals to share information about the effects of trauma.
American Psychological Association
A scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.
American Red Cross
Disaster Services ensures nationwide disaster planning, preparedness, community disaster education, mitigation and response.
Disaster Psychiatry Outreach
A non-profit volunteer organization of psychiatrists committed to providing high quality disaster mental health services.
World Health Organization
The United Nations specialized agency for health, established in 1948.
Pan American Health Organization
35 Member Governments in the Western Hemisphere; also the Regional Office for the Americas of the WHO.
Natural Hazards Center
Since 1976 a national and international clearinghouse of knowledge concerning the social science and policy aspects of disasters.
Historical record. These details are reproduced from the archived footer. They are not monitored.
Address REDMH VAMC (116D), 215 N. Main St., White River Junction, VT 05009
Phone 802-296-5132
Fax 802-296-5135
Email [email protected]