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Legal and Ethical Assessment Concerning Mental and Behavioral Health Preparedness

emergency mental health preparedness - img src: Yasser Alghofily @Flickr

The Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (JH~PERRC), sponsored by the CDC, conducts research that aims to strengthen public health preparedness systems and infrastructure, with a focus on mental and behavioral health. One of the JH~PERRC’s core projects, “Legal and Ethical Assessment Concerning Mental and Behavioral Health Preparedness,” explores and analyzes the many unresolved legal and ethical issues, as well as potential solutions, related to the identification, accommodation, response, and treatment of mental and behavioral health conditions before, during, and after emergencies and disasters. The Project team has produced several publications which are listed below. In addition, the Project team has created a variety of translational tools, accessible through the links below, which provide concise information about key topics.

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