Examining the Regional Mental Health Response to the 2002 Sniper Attacks

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Thursday, October 30, 2003

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

COG Board Room
777 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

Contact: Sandra Adomako-Bempong
sabempong@mwcog.org
202-962-3275

The District of Columbia Department of Mental Health will bring together representatives from Maryland, Virginia, the District and the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments to discuss the mental health media messages and jurisdictional response to the Sniper Shootings of 2002. The goal is to discuss lessons learned and methods for mental health collaboration for future critical events. The discussion from this one-day meeting will be crafted into a policy paper.

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