Lessons From The Field: The EHN Mass Casualty Behavioral Health Response Framework

On August 3, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the death of 23 people and numerous injuries. Emergence Health Network, El Paso’s Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA), stepped in to assist a community in pain. Kristen Daugherty, Emergence Health Network (EHN) chief executive officer, discussed EHN’s experience and response to the event with Joe Naughton-Travers, OPEN MINDS Senior Associate. Executive attendees will learned:

EHN’s recommendations for building a culture of preparedness for behavioral health response to criminal mass violence

Staff considerations during the crisis response

Best-practice . . .