Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program 

Trainer’s Toolkit

Handout 1 

Disaster Behavioral Health Acronyms 

Rev. 2/2013
Disaster Behavioral Health Acronyms, Page 1 of 5

Disaster Behavioral Health Acronyms

A 

ACF Administration for Children and Families 

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

ADP Automated Data Processing 

ANH Average Number of People per Household 

APA American Psychological Association 

APHA American Public Health Association 

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 

ARC American Red Cross 

ASL American Sign Language 

ASPR Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 

ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 

ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (also BATF) 

B 

BH Behavioral Health 

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs 

BNICE Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary, or Explosive 

C 

CARD Center for Asbestos-Related Disease (Libby, MT) 

CARD Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters 

CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear 

CCP Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (grant program) 

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

CERT Community Emergency Response Team 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CIO Chief Information Officer 

CISD Critical Incident Stress Debriefing 

CISM Critical Incident Stress Management 

CMHC Community Mental Health Center 

CMHS Center for Mental Health Services 

COOP Continuity of Operations 

CSAP Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 

CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 
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D 

DFO Disaster Field Office (FEMA) 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

DIRM Division of Information Resource Management 

DMAT Disaster Medical Assistance Team 

DMH Disaster Mental Health 

DMHC Disaster Mental Health Coordinator 

DMORT Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team 

DOD Department of Defense 

DOJ Department of Justice 

DPO Disaster Psychiatry Outreach 

DRC Disaster Recovery Center (FEMA) 

DTAC Disaster Technical Assistance Center 

DUNS Data Universal Numbering System 

E 

EAP Employee Assistance Program 

EAS Emergency Alert System (formerly Emergency Broadcast System) 

ED Department of Education 

EMA Emergency Management Agency (local) 

EMAC Emergency Management Assistance Compact 

EMHTSSB Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress Services Branch (formerly ESDRB) 

EMS Emergency Medical Services 

EOC Emergency Operations Center 

ESAR–VHP Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals 

ESF Emergency Support Function 

F 

FAD Foreign Animal Disease 

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 

FDA Food and Drug Administration 

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency 

FMD Foot and Mouth Disease 

FTE Full-Time Equivalent 
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G 

GAR Governor's Authorized Representative 

GPO Government Printing Office 

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act 

GPS Global Positioning System 

H 

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials 

HHS Department of Health and Human Services 

HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration 

HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development 

I 

ICISF International Critical Incident Stress Foundation 

ICS Incident Command System 

ICU Incident Crisis Unit 

IHS Indian Health Service 

ISP Immediate Services Program (CCP) 

IT Information Technology 

J 

JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 

JFO Joint Field Office (FEMA) 

M 

MH Mental Health 

MHT Mental Health Team 

MIS Management of Information Systems 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

MRC Medical Reserve Corps 

MRDD Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 
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N 

NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials 

NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 

NASADAD National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors 

NASMHPD National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors 

NBC Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 

NCADI National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 

NCID National Center for Infectious Diseases 

NCPTSD National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 

NCTSS National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

NCTSI National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative 

NCTSN National Child Traumatic Stress Network 

NCVC National Center for Victims of Crime 

NDMS National Disaster Medical System 

NGA National Governor's Association 

NGO Nongovernmental Organization 

NIAAA National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse 

NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse 

NIH National Institutes of Health 

NIIMS National Interagency Incident Management System 

NIMH National Institute of Mental Health 

NIMS National Incident Management System 

NMHA National Mental Health Association 

NMHIC National Mental Health Information Center 

NOVA National Organization for Victim Assistance 

NVOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

O 

OC Office of Communications 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

OVC Office for Victims of Crime 

P 

PH Public Health 

PIO Public Information Officer 

PO Project Officer 

PSA Public Service Announcement 

PSW Public Safety Worker 

PTSD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 
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R 

RSP Regular Services Program (CCP) 

S 

SA Substance Abuse 

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

SCE State Capacity Expansion 

SEMA State Emergency Management Agency 

SERG SAMHSA Emergency Response Grant (grant program) 

SERT State Emergency Response Team 

SF Standard Form 

SHIN SAMHSA Health Information Network 

SMHA State Mental Health Authority 

SMHC State Mental Health Commissioner 

SMTD Slow Motion Technological Disaster 

SOP Standard Operating Procedure 

SSA Single State Authority 

T 

TA Technical Assistance 

TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

TOT Training of Trainers 

TTX Tabletop Exercise 

U 

USAMRIID U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 

USPHS U.S. Public Health Service 

USUHS Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 

V 

VA Veteran's Administration 

VOAD Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster 

VOLAG Voluntary Agency 

W 

WHO World Health Organization 

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction