About
OHSEPR administers the Disaster Human Services Case Management (DHSCM) Program. The Program’s approach is grounded in human-centered design principles and psycho-social theory to facilitate the connection of disaster survivors to human and social services.
OHSEPR implements DHSCM through existing ACF authorities. These activities may include disaster survivor outreach and assessments, providing disaster survivors with case management services, and providing technical assistance to states, tribes, or territories to enable their successful implementation of disaster case management operations.
Immediate Disaster Case Management (Stafford Act)
OHSEPR implements the Immediate Disaster Case Management (IDCM) Program in accordance with Section 426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act which authorizes the President to “provide case management services, including financial assistance, to state or local government agencies or qualified private organizations to provide such services, to victims of major disasters to identify and address unmet needs.”