2. How to Use this Toolkit

2.1. Acronym Table

Acronym Meaning
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