In a disaster, people often want to help, and a mental health professional may be able to help in a professional capacity. Two resources for information online are the American Psychiatric Association and the American Red Cross. The American Psychiatric Association has a “Disaster and Trauma” page for psychiatrists on its website at psychiatry.org. At an APA conference, IPS: The Mental Health Services Conference, October 2017, psychiatry.org, there is a symposium on “Community Resilience and Psychiatry’s Role Following Disaster” psychiatry.org. The American Red Cross has a “Become a Disaster Mental Health Volunteer” page for mental health professionals on its website at redcross.org.
