Natural Disasters, Mental Health, and Practice in Action
Dr. Kristie Holmes and Barbara Colwell, LCSW discuss how the Redcross supports emergency management services during natural disasters. The American...
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How Inequality and Politics Influence Government Responses to Natural Disasters
By Fernando Tormos, Gustavo García-López, and Mary Angelica Painter After a hurricane strikes, governments and electric utility companies go to...
How Social Workers Play A Role In Disaster Relief
Federally declared disasters have increased by 40% over the last 15 years, according to the Clinical Social Work Journal, and internationally, those numbers...
Work Together to Prepare for the Next Big Storm
Year by year, hurricanes are growing stronger and more frequent. We are witness to these changes as we watch two catastrophic...
How Not to Be a Victim When Natural Disaster Strikes
How people on the East Coast fare as Hurricane Florence reaches landfall will depend in large part on what they...
The Importance of First Aid Training for Young People
Being equipped to respond to a medical emergency brings you one step closer to saving someone’s life. Though you may...
Lessons in the Current Puerto Rican Disaster
A man tries to repair a generator in the street after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in San...
NASW Puerto Rico Chapter Sends Message Detailing Dire Situation on Island
Photo Credit: @Washington Post This message from the National Social Work Association (NASW) Puerto Rico Chapter was sent to Mark...
Rescue to Recovery Stages in a Red Cross Disaster Deployment
Roy was my partner for most of our deployment with Red Cross on the Disaster Mental Health Team in Texas....
Facebook Introduces a New Center for Crisis Response
Facebook announced that their crisis response tools, including Safety Check, Community Help, and Fundraisers, will be accessible in a new...
NBC Nightly News Headline on the American Red Cross is Deeply Misleading
Photo Credit: @Redcross Twitter Recently, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt headlined a story entitled "American Red Cross Fails to Pay...
Food For The Poor Rushes Emergency Supplies to Caribbean Islands Destroyed by Hurricane Irma
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2017) – Food For The Poor is rushing emergency relief to Barbuda, St. Maarten, the U.S....
How to Volunteer for Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief
As Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other...
United Way’s 2-1-1 Information Service Stands Ready to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Irma
With Hurricane Irma on course to hit Florida, United Way stands ready to help storm victims with 2-1-1, an information and...
Hurricane & Flood Handbook: After the Storm
Take it from someone who has seen 27 inches of water lap against the living room walls: plan ahead. No...
