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About
KAHBH
About KAHBH
- What is the Kansas All-Hazards Behavioral Health Program?
- What is the purpose of the KAHBH program?
- Who is part of KAHBH?
- What will the KAHBH Program provide to Kansas?
- What Types of Disasters?
What is the Kansas All-Hazards Behavioral Health Program?
The Kansas All-Hazards Behavioral Health Program (KAHBH) is a project, funded by a contract between Kansas State University, the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Mental Health, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
What is the purpose of the KAHBH program?
The purpose of the KAHBH Program is to establish a comprehensive, integrated and coordinated behavioral health plan to respond to environmental and human-caused disasters in the State of Kansas to minimize the adverse effects of stressful situations and/or traumatic events affecting citizens in the workplace and community.
Beginning in January 2005, Dr. Briana Nelson Goff, Associate Professor of Family Studies and Human Services, and Charlie Griffin, Research Assistant Professor of Family Studies and Human Services, were named project coordinators in charge of developing a State plan for disaster behavioral health in Kansas. The KAHBH Program also includes Becky Rinehart, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services/Health Care Policy/Mental Health, Michael McNulty, KDHE, and recent graduates and current graduate and undergraduate students at Kansas State University.
What will the KAHBH Program provide to Kansas?
The KAHBH Program will address the following in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster or other public health emergency.
- Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Services
- Training and Education
- Resource Allocation and Collection
- Statewide Network Recruitment and Coordination
What types of Disasters does KAHBH address?
ANY Presidentially Declared Disaster including:
- Tornadoes
- Floods
- Winter Storms
- Other Natural Disasters
- Residential Fires
- Transportation Accidents
- Hazardous Materials Releases
- Explosions
- Domestic Acts of Terrorism
