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On November 22nd , 1975 US . S 

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Belknap and US S John F . Kennedy 

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collided 70 miles off the coast of 

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Sicily . The collision and resulting 

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fire aboard the Belknap killed seven 

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sailors and left an indelible mark on 

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the survivors of the accident . 

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Early in 1976 at Naval Hospital , 

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Portsmouth Navy psychiatrists involved 

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with the care of survivors from the 

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Belknap accident began seeing an 

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incidence of marital problems , 

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alcoholism , anxiety , depression , and 

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unexplained illnesses . Reviews of 

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medical literature indicated that early 

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and aggressive intervention would have 

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favorably altered the outcomes of 

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similar disaster victims . Portsmouth's 

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psychiatry team worked to develop a 

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special program to meet this need . The 

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name given to this unit was the special 

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psychiatric rapid intervention team or 

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sprint captain James Sears , then chief 

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of psychiatry service at Portsmouth 

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championed the concept and proposed 

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deploying the first two teams following 

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a naval accident in Barcelona , Spain . 

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Two years later on October 2019 78 

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US coast Guard cutter Cuyahoga collided 

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with the Argentinian merchant vessel in 

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the Chesapeake Bay . 11 of Cuyahoga S 

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29 crew members were lost after 

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treatment at the naval Hospital , 

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Pungent River in Maryland . The 

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survivors were returned to their home 

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port in Yorktown , Virginia seeking a 

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source of psychiatric intervention for 

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the crew . The commanding officer of 

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the Coast Guard Reserve Training Center 

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called Dr Sears for assistance . The 

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following morning , the sprint 

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interviewed the 18 survivors to 

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determine their needs and provide 

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support for individuals and for the 

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crew as a whole sprint members also 

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worked with friends , family and co 

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workers of the 11 men who were lost . 

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Sprints relied upon well rounded teams 

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of experienced professionals from all 

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over the fleet units typically 

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consisted of a psychiatrist , 

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psychologist , social worker , chaplain , 

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psychiatric nurse , and a behavioral 

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health technician . In 1983 

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sprints obtained charters at naval 

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medical centers in Portsmouth , 

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Virginia , San Diego , California and 

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Bethesda Maryland . In the last 40 

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years , sprints have become the premier 

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conveyor of short term mental health 

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support across the Navy . Enterprise . 

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Among the spectrum of missions include 

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deployments in wake of natural 

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disasters , military accidents and 

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civilian shootings . Today , its 

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mission of post trauma care remains as 

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profound and relevant as it did . 40 

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years ago . You can be assured that in 

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the wake of future disasters and 

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tragedies . Navy sprints will be there 

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to extend a helping hand .