New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, New York, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 2011 Sep;62(9):1085-9. doi: 10.1176/ps.62.9.pss6209_1085.
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, the public mental health system in New York City mounted the largest mental health disaster response in history, called Project Liberty. The successes and challenges of Project Liberty are evaluated.
The development of Project Liberty is summarized and analyzed from the perspective of the New York State and New York City officials and scientists who led the disaster response. Lessons learned that have implications for mental health support in future disaster responses are offered.
A high level of interagency collaboration, engagement of nongovernmental organizations to provide services, media education efforts, and ongoing program evaluation all contributed to the program's successes. Mental health professionals' limited experiences with trauma, options for funding treatment, duration of clinical program, and existing needs assessments methodologies all proved challenging.
Project Liberty was a massive and invaluable resource during the years of rebuilding in New York City in the wake of the attacks. Challenges faced have led to lessons of generalizable import for other mental health responses to large-scale events.
在 2001 年 9 月 11 日袭击世界贸易中心之后，纽约市公共精神卫生系统开展了历史上规模最大的精神卫生灾难应对行动，称为“自由计划”。评估“自由计划”的成功与挑战。
从领导灾难应对工作的纽约州和纽约市官员和科学家的角度，总结和分析“自由计划”的发展情况。提供对未来灾难应对中精神卫生支持具有启示意义的经验教训。
机构间的高度合作、非政府组织参与提供服务、媒体教育工作以及持续的项目评估都为该计划的成功做出了贡献。精神卫生专业人员在创伤方面经验有限、治疗资金选择、临床项目持续时间以及现有的需求评估方法都带来了挑战。
在袭击发生后的纽约市重建岁月里，“自由计划”是一项巨大而宝贵的资源。所面临的挑战为其他大规模事件的精神卫生应对提供了具有普遍意义的经验教训。
