Crisis intervention, as it has evolved over the last five decades, has clearly demonstrated its effectiveness as a tool to reduce human distress. Nevertheless, as with any effort to alter human behavior, there are risks associated with crisis intervention. One such risk is that of premature intervention. Premature intervention may not only waste valuable intervention resources, but may serve to...

Water infrastructure in the United States is aging and vulnerable to extreme weather. In August 2011, Tropical Storm Irene hit the eastern part of New York and surrounding states, causing great damage to public drinking water systems. Several water supply districts issued boil water advisories (BWAs) to their customers as a result of the storm. This study seeks to identify the major factors tha...

Evaluating and reducing various risks is a part of the corporations and organizations policies, any economic and non-economic entity must inevitably pay particular attention to the stage after the crisis in order to lead the organization's missions, carry out missions of the organization, and to reduce the costs and expenses of the various crises. A closer look can be said that the management s...