Mental health services and elderly disaster victims.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1984Description: 173pReport number: CEE8112582; Academic; NSF/CEE-84039; PB85-14995/ASSubject: AgedSubject: Disaster responseSubject: DisastersSubject: Emergency operationsSubject: HazardsSubject: HealthSubject: OklahomaSubject: Organizational behaviorSubject: OrganizationsSubject: PlanningSubject: Results are presented of an investigation to examine the intra-inter-organisational response of existing and emergent organisations that responded to the needs of older disaster victims during the April, 10, 1979, tornadoes in Wichita Falls, Texas and Lawton, Oklahoma. Data indicate that the mental health needs of elderly disaster victims were met by a variety of organisations that provided a wide range of services. Although psychological support and concrete aid were provided by organisations both in and out of the aging network, the majority of services were provided by agencies who have as their target population "those in need" and not the elderly per se. The findings suggest a complex interaction of organisational and community variables that influence the formation and operation of inter-organisation networks. The importance of educating service planners regarding the importance of pre-planning for their agency is emphasized: service providers must take specific steps to describe how their agency will provide disaster relief and who will be responsible for those services.Subject: TexasSubject: TornadoesItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.35 FAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005324471 |
Aged
Disaster response
Disasters
Emergency operations
Hazards
Health
Oklahoma
Organizational behavior
Organizations
Planning
Results are presented of an investigation to examine the intra-inter-organisational response of existing and emergent organisations that responded to the needs of older disaster victims during the April, 10, 1979, tornadoes in Wichita Falls, Texas and Lawton, Oklahoma. Data indicate that the mental health needs of elderly disaster victims were met by a variety of organisations that provided a wide range of services. Although psychological support and concrete aid were provided by organisations both in and out of the aging network, the majority of services were provided by agencies who have as their target population "those in need" and not the elderly per se. The findings suggest a complex interaction of organisational and community variables that influence the formation and operation of inter-organisation networks. The importance of educating service planners regarding the importance of pre-planning for their agency is emphasized: service providers must take specific steps to describe how their agency will provide disaster relief and who will be responsible for those services.
Texas
Tornadoes
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