| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| ASD |
Acute Stress Disorder |
| ASPR |
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response |
| BH |
Behavioral Health |
| CBIT |
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma |
| CBITS |
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools |
| CBRNE |
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives |
| CBT |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| CBT for ASD |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Acute Stress Disorder |
| CCBHC |
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic |
| CCP |
Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (SAMHSA) |
| CIL |
Center for Independent Living |
| CISD |
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing |
| CISM |
Critical Incident Stress Management |
| CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CNO |
Chief Nursing Officer |
| COAD |
Community Organizations Active in Disasters |
| CPT |
Cognitive Processing Therapy |
| DBH |
Disaster Behavioral Health |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| ED |
Emergency Department |
| EDTP |
Emergency Department Telepsychiatry |
| EEI |
Essential Elements of Information |
| EMDR |
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EMSC |
Emergency Medical Services for Children |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EOP |
Emergency Operations Plan |
| ESF |
Emergency Support Functions |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Center |
| HATS |
Healing After Trauma Skills |
| HCC |
Health Care Coalition |
| HHS |
Health & Human Services |
| HICS |
Hospital Incident Command System |
| HST |
Health Support Team |
| HVA |
Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis |
| ICS |
Incident Command System |
| JIC |
Joint Information Centers |
| JIS |
Joint Information Systems |
| JIT |
Just in Time |
| LTRO/LTRG |
Long-Term Recovery Organization/Long-Term Recovery Group |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MHFA |
Mental Health First Aid |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MUPS |
Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms |
| OPP |
Operational Planning Process |
| PCMH |
Primary Care Medical Home/Patient-Centered Medical Home |
| PCP |
Primary Care Provider |
| PDBH |
Pediatric Disaster Behavioral Health |
| PFA |
Psychological First Aid |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PSYPACT |
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact |
| PsySTART |
Psychological Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment |
| PTSD |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| RSF |
Recovery Support Functions |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SMART |
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound |
| SME |
Subject Matter Experts / Subject Matter Expertise |
| SPR |
Skills for Psychological Recovery |
| TF-CBT |
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| VOAD |
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters |