Disaster Relief Resources
Hurricane Helene dumped record levels of water this past weekend in the Southeast. Eastern Tennessee and North Carolina Residents have suffered so much loss: life, home, electricity, telephone service, and in some cases access via roadways. State and Federal Assistance has been deployed but individuals will experience trauma for days, weeks, months, and, for some, years.
The American Psychiatric Association developed many resources for disasters and I wanted to post these today in hopes that they can be used by others.
These specific resources can be accessed by the public: https://www.psychiatry.org/
Additional resources were developed in relation with the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress to help those who have lived through a disaster:
https://www.cstsonline.org/
https://www.cstsonline.org/
Here are specific resources for children and families:
There are additional resources for psychiatrists also available including Continuing Medical Education (CME) to help these physicians help patients and the community.
Psychiatrists and psychiatric mental health clinicians and therapists can help if someone’s coping skills are overwhelmed.
Michelle Cochran, MD
At the NeuroScience & TMS Treatment Center, we have several treatment options we can use, beyond common medications and therapy, to aggressively treat you for brain diseases. Learn more about our treatments and services on our Comprehensive Behavioral Health Page.
Blog Post Authors
Michelle Cochran, MD, DFAPA
Founder & Chief Medical Officer • Medical Director, Nashville Locations
Dr. Cochran has been living and working in the Nashville area for over 25 years. She supervises the skilled Nurse Practitioners who work in our clinics. She has been offering TMS services since 2011 and lectures and consults nationally and internationally about TMS. She is Board Certified and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Learn more about Dr. Cochran.
Jonathan Becker, DO
Medical Director, Brentwood Locations
Dr. Becker is a native of Tennessee, born in Memphis. He completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees in Developmental Psychology at Tulane University in New Orleans before attending Des Moines University for Medical School. He completed his psychiatry residency program at Vanderbilt University and served as a faculty member there for 7 years before transitioning to our office. While at Vanderbilt, Dr. Becker served as the medical director of the neuromodulation service from 2017-2020. Dr. Becker has also published many psychiatric articles. Learn more about Dr. Becker.