Dec 19, 2023
SERIES: Role of the Mental Health Care Leaders
“We have to go beyond education, we need mental health action!” -Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D.
Episode Description:
What’s more terrifying and costly than cancer? Untreated mental health issues. Mental health is a huge part of recovery after a disaster. This week,...
Dec 5, 2023
"Be very careful what you promise unless you know you can deliver something. There is enough heartbreak in a disaster that people don't need to hear that you're going to solve all their problems, and then you don't." -Charles Brooks
The last thing we want to do in a disaster is to create another disaster, that's why...
Nov 21, 2023
“You have to have some structure so that when that event happens, there's a trusted grassroots network in place.” —Michael Morter
Episode Description:
It is said that disaster recovery is part problem-solving and part relationship-building. It recognizes that both practical solutions and social connections are...
Nov 7, 2023
“If you're a local leader, you're knee-deep in it, moving at the speed that the community wants you to move, in the direction that they're willing to go. That's the basis of a successful recovery.” —Alicia Johnson
“We have to learn and be able to educate our communities around … the why behind what rebuild...
Oct 3, 2023
“One of the beautiful things disasters have to teach us is how to not just offer support, but receive it.” —Jolie Wills
Episode Description:
Emergent leaders and frontliners are akin to shock absorbers in a car. They absorb a heavy load of impact, cushioning the rest of the community. These individuals, by...