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Abstract: The purpose of this report is to document the results of cognitive testing on the Emerging Traumatic Events Survey. This survey is designed to be a multi-tiered approach to monitoring the nation’s emotional, cognitive and behavioral well-being with regard to extreme events, such as terrorist attacks or natural disasters. This project is the outcome of an interagency agreement between the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (NCPTSD). The objective is to design questionnaires that assess and track responses to large-scale traumatic events that may significantly impact public mental health. This is to be achieved by implementing two questionnaires (Tier I and Tier II), each designed to capture different phases of human response to traumatic events. Tier I is a surveillance tool which will provide baseline indicators of mental health prior to a traumatic event. Tier II, a post-event questionnaire, is designed to track the psychosocial well-being of victims in the recovery stage of a disaster.
Willson, S., 2004, Cognitive Interviewing Evaluation of the Survey on Emerging Traumatic Events: Post-Event (Tier II) Questionnaire, Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/QBank/Report.aspx?1004