Hurricane Katrina and Her Aftermath

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Hurricane Katrina and Her Aftermath
Dr. Albert Randel HendrixExecutive
DirectorMississippi Department of Mental Health
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Hurricane Katrina

• Landfall Approximately 0900 CDT, August 29,
  2005
• Magnitude Category IV
• Wind gusts up to 155 mph
• Storm surge 18 to over 22 feet
• Rainfall 5-15 inches

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Presidential Declaration MS-1604-DR

• Declaration Presidential Declaration on August
  29, 2005 plus (7) seven amendments
• Individual and Household Assistance 49 counties
• Public Assistance (Infrastructure) all counties
• Category AB (82 Counties)
• Category C through G (74 Counties)
• Mitigation all counties

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• Storm Surge

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Wind Intensity
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Steps Taken by the Mississippi Department of
Mental Health

• Secure non-evacuated facilities
• Secure safety and security of patients and staff
  and communicate to responsible family
  member/party
• Organize and deliver food, water, diesel and
  other commodities
• Relocate patients and clients inland
• Reassign staff

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Steps Taken by the Mississippi Department of
Mental Health

• Establish a daily situation report on all DMH
  activities forwarded to Governor, Lt. Governor,
  Legislature State and Federal, and general
  public through website. Governor Haley Barbour
  or his staff assistant were in daily and
  continuous contact with DMH officials offering
  assistance and facilitating response to the
  departments urgent requests. Governor Haley
  Barbours office was the glue that held the
  fabric of Mississippis government together
  during these trying times.

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Steps Taken by the Mississippi Department of
Mental Health

• Periodic updates given to various media outlets
  on ongoing needs or accomplishments
• Coordinate requests for and from
  volunteers/consumer organizations
• Transfer/repatriate patients and clients

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Steps Taken by the Mississippi Department of
Mental Health

• Work with FEMA to assess buildings and damage
• Work with SAMSHA and FEMA to secure relief funds
• Express appreciation to all persons who provided
  aid to Mississippi

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May each of you have a Happy and Blessed
Christmas. May good fortune follow you
throughout the coming New Year. We in
Mississippi shall never forget all the many
kindnesses that have been shown to us in the days
following Hurricane Katrina.
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Special thanks to

• Governor Haley Barbour and his staff
• Mississippi State Board of Mental Health
• Mississippi Department of Rehabilitative Services
• Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
• South Mississippi Regional Center
• Specialized Treatment Facility
• Gulf Coast Mental Health Center
• Division of Community Services