Including post-event support planning as part of crisis preparedness is necessary to meet the emotional and psychological needs of those most affected. This necessarily requires engagement with health and community organization leaders best positioned to provide immediate, short- and long-term post-event supports as part of the response planning for a crisis. Drawing on the findings of the Mass Casualty Commission, the public inquiry tasked with investigating Canada’s worst mass shooting, the critical role of post-event supports is explored as a critical element of crisis preparedness.
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