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Contact Information:
Disaster Mental Health Institute
The University of South Dakota - SDU 114
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
phone: +1 (605) 677-6575
phone2: +1 (800) 522-9684
fax: +1 (605) 677-6604
dmhi@usd.edu
Last Modified: 04/16/08
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The mission of the Disaster Mental Health Institute (DMHI) is the promotion, development, and application of both practice and research in disaster mental health.
The Institute was founded in 1993, and was designated a South Dakota Board of Regents Center of Excellence in 1997.
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We have had many requests for training opportunities in disaster psychology and psychological support:
- Our annual Summer Intensive Program for 2008 will be beginning soon and provides in-depth training in disaster psychology.
- Disaster Handouts and Educational Material are available on our web site for direct download.
- Contact us about training tailored to your needs. The DMHI has conducted Community-Based Psychological Support Training for trainers in India, Indonesia, The Maldives, and Sri Lanka, and regional training in Thailand.
- The DMHI is now offering a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Psychology - Asia. The requirements differ for each country based on the needs of the country and the educational level of potential participants. In July the DMHI completed the first offering of the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Psychology-Asia in the state of Aceh in Indonesia.
- Dr. Elhai received the 2007 Samuel J. and Anne G. Beck Award for Outstanding Early Research from the Society for Personality Assessment
- Dr. Jacobs received the American Psychological Association's International Humanitarian Award for 2007..
- Dr. Boyd is serving as President of the American Psychological Association Division 45, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues.
- The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings was formally adopted June 27, 2007.
Through the U's Department of Psychology, the DMHI offers an undergraduate Minor in Disaster Response for students in majors other than psychology and a Specialization in Disaster Response for psychology majors. These programs are intended to help students learn how to serve their communities in times of disaster. The undergraduate programs include practicum experiences with the American Red Cross.
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Through the U's doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Program, the DMHI offers a Doctoral Specialty Track in Clinical/Disaster Psychology. This program is only available to students enrolled in the Clinical Training Program. The DMHI also offers a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health to licensed mental health professionals and graduate students enrolled in any of the designated fields of mental health. The Graduate Certificate is also available through our Summer Intensive Program. The Graduate Certificate can be taken for continuing education or graduate credit.
DMHI faculty are engaged both nationally and internationally in disaster preparedness and response, crisis intervention, refugee mental health, service to Native American communities, and research.
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DMHI's Eleventh Annual Innovations in Disaster Psychology Conference
will be held September 4-6, 2008 on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.
The topic for this year's conference will be "IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Setting." Planning is underway for the conference and details will be announced as they become available.
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Gerard A. (Jerry) Jacobs, Ph.D., Director
Disaster Mental Health Institute
The University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street - SDU 114
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
U.S.A.
Telephone: +1-605-677-6575 or +1-800-522-9684
Fax: +1-605-677-6604
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