Mental health and behavior are important elements of our healthcare system for responses to disasters. New models of monitoring shifting community healthcare needs in real-time as well as innovative models for delivering care are required. Disaster behaviors and preparedness behaviors such as decisions about when and how to evacuate, and response to alerts and alarms are a relatively new focus of attention and intervention for mental health and behavior specialists. There are many milestones of a disaster that affect the community and may offer opportunities for recovery. Public health planning for the psychological consequences of disasters must address the range of psychological and behavioral responses. Developing better ways to prepare the workplace-business and industrial communities to embrace the challenges of human continuity as part of their efforts to assure business continuity is a major challenge. An integrated approach that includes security, human resources, occupational health, and leadership may be effective.