The Arkansas Crisis Response Team (AR-CRT) is an all volunteer statewide non-profit, multi-disciplinary group of  professionals dedicated to providing crisis intervention to victims in the aftermath of a community mass causality.
To provide emotional support to victims in the aftermath of a natural or manmade disaster, and to enhance services for Arkansas victims of crime using an adaptation of the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) Model of Crisis Response.
(1) to support existing local resources and grassroots crisis response teams, (2) to assist with training and continuing education, (3) to provide trained crisis responders when requested to Arkansas communities and (4) to provide trained crisis responders to national disaster sites when requested.
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“Thank you, thank you, thank you! Words don’t seem adequate enough to tell you have much we appreciate ALL that you and your Arkansas Crisis Response Team did to help Mississippians in the aftermath of Katrina.
Your willingness to share your knowledge, skills and expertise will long be remembered. I know that each team member touched many lives and helped to sustain and strengthen Katrina survivors during their time of need.”
Janet Kennedy, Director
Victim Services
Mississippi Attorney General’s Office |
