Critical Incident Response Team

and Trauma Recovery Counseling

Center For Family Services is part of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions of Gloucester and Camden Counties. Partnering with community agencies, CFS counselors are available to respond within a few hours to traumatic events.

CFS trauma counselors have responded to businesses, schools, government offices, and hospitals, offering support and guidance to survivors. Counselors are available immediately following an incident and can provide on-site services.

Following a traumatic experience such as the sudden death of a teacher or student, robberies, accidents, homicide, natural disasters, etc. individuals often suffer from:

• grief
• fear
• anger
• depression
• guilt
• sleeping difficulties
• eating disorders
• flashbacks

The following are a few examples of how CFS trauma debriefers have responded to the needs of our community:

• CFS was on-site at a gas line explosion, helping 40 misplaced Camden families cope with the loss of their homes.

• CFS offered a debriefing to doctors, nurses and other staff at a local hospital just hours following the treatment of a teen suicide.

• CFS provided support to community members, teachers and school staff during a memorial service and throughout the school day after two young children in Camden County were killed.

• CFS helped a community in Gloucester County come to terms with the violent drive-by shooting of a teenager.

• CFS responded to the tragedy on Sept. 11th in New York, providing support to airline employees, families who lost loved ones and on-site rescue workers.

For individual counseling or information about our Critical Incident Response Team, contact our Access Center at 1.877.922.2377.