Crisis intervention: crisis situations are generally sudden, unexpected, life-threatening, time-limited incidents that can destroy a person's ability to respond adaptively. During these critical incidents, extreme events can contribute to individual crises, traumatic stress and even post-traumatic stress disorder. Generally speaking, a crisis can be described as an incident that occurs when people face problems that cannot be resolved. Intractable incidents contribute to increased anxiety, tension, inability to operate for long periods of time, and a successive state of emotional turmoil. Over the past few years, various major events have impacted the development and growth of crisis intervention. Some of these major events have occurred over the past 30 years and have contributed to the evolution of crisis response. Definition of Crisis: As mentioned earlier, a crisis can be described as an incident that occurs when people face problems or situations that cannot be resolved. be resolved. These problems or situations are usually accompanied by emotional turmoil, anxiety, tension, and an apparent inability to function effectively (Dass-Brailsford, 2007, p.94). In other cases, a crisis is defined as an incident or event considered unbearably difficult and beyond the resources and coping techniques available to a person. This period is characterized by a period of psychological imbalance, which cannot be resolved using common coping mechanisms. Typically, crisis events exhibit various characteristics, including perception of the event precipitating the incident as threatening, apparent difficulty in changing and mitigating the effect of stressful conditions, and increased tension, fear, and... .... middle of paper ...... with mental health problems during a crisis (Castellano & Plionis, 2006, p.329). The second stage is the stabilization phase whose main objective is to provide reassurance and peer support and to accelerate the process of recovery and restoration. The stabilization phase is characterized by the provision of medical support, information and education. First responders provide adequate information and education to the public on how to respond to the different dynamics associated with the crisis. At the same time, these professionals work in collaboration with medical staff to provide care to victims who need it. An apt example of this phase during 9/11 is when the New Jersey State Police conducted routine medical examinations of victims and first responders, continued spiritual leadership, and placed televisions in tents for acquiring information..