Crises and trauma can profoundly disrupt mental functioning and require immediate and specialized intervention. This book addresses psychological first aid, trauma-informed care, and acute mental health responses. It covers key techniques in crisis counseling, safety planning, suicide prevention, and de-escalation. Trauma reactions such as PTSD, dissociation, and survivor guilt are explained with treatment strategies. Special attention is paid to ethical considerations and self-care for professionals. Readers are guided through real-life scenarios involving abuse, natural disasters, accidents, and violence. The content is designed for crisis workers, counselors, and healthcare responders in high-stress environments.
Deandre Watson is an expert in trauma psychology and emergency mental health, with extensive experience in crisis intervention strategies. His career includes frontline response work, training modules for first responders, and clinical support for survivors of mass trauma. He has written widely on post-crisis mental health stabilization and the psychological impact of disasters. He collaborates with both academic and emergency service institutions to design trauma-informed care systems. His interests include acute stress response, crisis de-escalation, and community-based trauma recovery frameworks.