Surviving Hurricane Michael - Helping Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Foster Families and Child Welfare Involved Families Prepare and Recover

Lawrence Allen, David Daniels, Angela Lee, Taryn Tasker, Carla Gayle Woffard - Journal of Family Strengths

This article highlights the experiences of staff who responded to the needs of individuals, families, and communities following Hurricane Michael and is focused on the perspectives of individuals working in the field. The perspectives include staff working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness, a foster family support services case worker, and a social worker for the Dependency Case Management Program. All perspectives come from individuals who work in the Big Bend Community Based Care system of care and are related to their experiences in preparing for and recovery following Hurricane Michael.

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