Changes in Attitudes—Changes in Latitudes
Bridging the Divide Between Medical and Behavioral Health
July 30–August 1, 2009 - Colorado Springs, CO
For over 150 years, pioneers in the Rocky Mountain West have been inventing ways to bridge the Continental Divide, an obstacle of enormous challenge with altitudes often exceeding 14,000 feet. The Continental Divide Disaster Behavioral Health Conference continues this pioneering tradition by promoting the creation of innovative partnerships to improve the way we plan for, respond to, and recover from extreme events.
In 2007, our inaugural conference, we began bridging the divide between the behavioral health community practitioners and scientists in the Rocky Mountain Region. Last year, we teamed up with military leaders from US Northern Command and public health practitioners from the U.S. Public Health Service to focus on pandemic—a timely choice given the H1N1 influenza outbreak spreading across our globe and testing our pandemic response systems.
This year, we have teamed with the medical community to present sessions focused on the interface between medical and behavioral health disaster planning, response, and recovery. We also have added a new feature to the conference, a poster session, where practitioners, scientists, and students will present their best work.
As professionals passionate about disaster behavioral health, we believe that by coming together we will build a bridge across the divide that separates us, one that will enhance our behavioral health community and advance our profession.
To download information about the poster session, click here. To download the conference brochure, click here.
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