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Terrorism in New York City:
The Mental Health Impact of 9/11
This speech was written by Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman and presented to the Mental Health
Association of Canada on May 8, 2002. Ms. Stolper is the Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of
New York City. Mr. Friedman is a public policy consultant to the MHAs of Westchester and New York City.
The speech ended with this statement:
Each community needs to be prepared for the awful possibility of terrorism.
I, therefore, recommend that each of you go back to your community and assess whether it is
prepared to provide a response to the mental health needs created by terrorism and determine as
well what role you can play in helping the community be prepared.
Here is the background of why Ms. Stolper made this recommendation and how your community
can be prepared to respond effectively should terrorism strike.
Terrorism Struck
Monumental Coordination Effort
Stories from LifeNet
What We Have Learned - Psychological Reactions to Terrorism
What We Have Learned - Mental Health Services Needed and Provided
What We Have Learned - Improved Readiness for Terror
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