Examining the Dose–Response Relationship: Applying the Disaster Exposure Matrix to Understand the Mental Health Impacts of Hurricane Sandy Disaster exposure is a strong predictor of survivor mental health following large-scale disasters. However, there is continued debate regarding how disaster exposure should be measured and quantified, as well as whether specific types of disaster exposure are more likely to influence certain mental health outcomes like psychological distress or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this … Continue reading “Examining the Dose–Response Relationship: Applying the Disaster Exposure Matrix to Understand the Mental Health Impacts of Hurricane Sandy” Learn More
AECA 2016 Keynote | Children in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters Dr. Lori Peek delivers the keynote address to the Arkansas Early Childhood Association (AECA) annual conference in Little Rock, AR. Resilient Children/Resilient Children Initiative (RCRC) project director and NCDP Deputy Director Jeff Schlegelmilch sets the stage by introducing the RCRC Initiative. In her talk, Dr. Peek focuses on the critical role childcare providers may play … Continue reading “AECA 2016 Keynote | Children in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters” Learn More
SHOREline Inaugural Capstone Mini-Documentary SHOREline is a youth empowerment program that seeks to provide an opportunity to make fundamental changes in the lives of youth, their families, their communities, and beyond. Each SHOREline chapter was challenged to develop disaster-related projects. During the 2013-2014 school year, the five pioneering SHOREline chapters in the Gulf Coast (Alma Bryant High School in … Continue reading “SHOREline Inaugural Capstone Mini-Documentary” Learn More
SHOREline KickOff Summit SHOREline is a youth empowerment program that seeks to provide an opportunity to make fundamental changes in the lives of youth, their families, their communities, and beyond. Follow the SHOREline team as they kick off the inaugural year of the SHOREline project in Long Beach, MS. Learn more: shoreline.ncdp.columbia.edu Learn More
