{"product_id":"on-the-ground-after-september-11-hardback","title":"On the Ground After September 11 - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heartfelt collection of extraordinary first-person accounts that delve into every level of the experience of 9\/11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of the infamy of 9\/11 and its aftermath people rose up with courage and determination to meet formidable challenges. On the Ground After September 11: Mental Health Responses and Practical Lessons Gained is a stirring compilation of over a hundred personal and professional first-hand accounts of the entire experience, from the moment the first plane slammed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, to the months mental health professionals worked to ease the pain and trauma of others even while they themselves were traumatized. This remarkable chronicle reveals the breadth and depth of human need and courage along with the practical organizational considerations encountered in the responses to terrorist attacks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe goal of any terrorist act is to instill psychosocial damage to a society to effect change. On the Ground After September 11 provides deep insight into the damage the attack had on our own society, the failures and victories within our response systems, and the path of healing that mental health workers need to travel to be of service to their clients. Personal accounts written by the professionals and public figures involved reveal the broad range of responses to this traumatic event and illuminate how mental health services can most effectively be delivered. Through the benefit of hindsight, recommendations are described for ways to better finance assistance, adapt the training of mental health professionals, and modify organizations’ response to the needs of victims in this type of event. Reading these unique personal accounts of that day and the difficult days that followed provides a thoughtful, moving, rational view of what is truly needed in times of disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Ground After September 11 includes the first-person experiences and lessons learned from the people of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e NYU Downtown Hospital\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e NY Metropolitan Transportation Council\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e St. Paul’s Chapel\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e St. Vincent Hospital - Manhattan\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Safe Horizon\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e LifeNet\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e WTC Incident Command Center at NYC Medical Examiner’s office\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e New Jersey’s Project Phoenix\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Massachusetts Department of Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the military psychiatric response to the Pentagon attack\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Connecticut’s Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and Preparedness\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the Staten Island Relief Center\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Barrier Free Living Inc. for people with disabilities\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the Federal Emergency Management Agency \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Alianza Dominicana, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Staten Island Mental Health Society\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the United Airlines Emergency Response Team for Flight 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and Preparedness (CTRP)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Disaster Mental Health Services (DMHS) at Dulles International Airport\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the American Red Cross\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the Respite Center at the Great White Tent\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e HealthCare Chaplaincy \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Salvation Army\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the Islamic Circle of North America\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e F*E*G*S\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (JBFCS)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e and many, many more\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Ground After September 11: Mental Health Responses and Practical Lessons Gained poignantly illustrates that regardless of profession, culture, religion, or age, every life touched by 9\/11 will never be the same. This is essential reading for counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, trauma specialists, educators, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45585231380718,"sku":"9780789029065","price":168.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780789029065.jpg?v=1721118704","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/on-the-ground-after-september-11-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}