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Webinar: Supporting the Emotional Wellbeing of
First Responders, Emergency Managers & Disaster Relief Personnel
(5/15/2018)
Please register to receive a recording of this
webinar.
The DHS Center
for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives (DHS Center), U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, are co-hosting a webinar on Supporting the Emotional
Wellbeing of First Responders, Emergency Managers & Disaster Relief
Personnel on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT. In
support of Mental Health Month, this webinar will provide information and
resources on how to respond to the emotional wellbeing of first responders,
emergency managers and disaster relief personnel who support communities
impacted by disasters. Although this webinar should not be taken as medical
advice, it will provide information, resources and considerations to support
mental health and emotional well-being during the response and recovery phase
of a disaster. The webinar will also provide preparedness trainings and
resources on this topic.
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Time: 1:00 – 2:00p.m. (ET)
Presenter
Organizations include:
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the Webinar:
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Monday, May 14, 2018
Webinar: Supporting the Emotional Wellbeing of First Responders, Emergency Managers & Disaster Relief Personnel (5/15/2018)
UNISDR Public Comments Open. You have a voice, and at the table. Locally, Nationally, and Globally. May 14, 2018
Each of you have a voice.
As a member of the United National Global Compact (UNGC)
you have a voice on local disaster risk reduction and resiliency
strategies.
Step 1: Get actively involved
locally,
Step 2: Get involved nationally,
Step 3: Get involved globally
-Share your
comments globally with the UNISDR listed below
Get
involved to make the change and giant leap into the 21st
Century for our next generation leaders.
Charles
D. Sharp
CEO.
Black
Emergency Managers Association International
We stand as one
Eric Lives, In Me.
United Nations Office
for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) - Public Review
Subject: [resilient-cities] Open for Public Review: Words into Action Guidelines on “Implementation guide for local
disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies”
Dear colleagues,
Many of you may already be aware
that the Words into Action Guidelines on “Implementation guide for local
disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies” (2018 – public
consultation version) is now available on PreventionWeb for public review. As an effort from the international
DRR community brokered by UNISDR, this official public consultation version
is a product of a long and detailed process of drafting, consultation and
review. The public review normally runs for three months to ensure that
important aspects have not been overseen. The publication will remain available
for public review until mid-June.
To download the
publication (public consultation version), please visit: https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/57399
About
the publication:
The guide
focuses on tackling underlying disaster risk drivers and strengthening good
governance in disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies, at all levels and
across sectors and actors. The document advises local governments
(authorities, planners and managers at city or other sub-national
levels) on the mechanisms for developing and implementing a holistic and
integrated DRR strategy that contributes to building resilience at the local
level. It outlines what a local DRR and resilience strategy should look like,
and what is needed to create and implement one.
The
guide is divided into seven chapters:
1.
The introduction
2.
Chapter two highlights the role of subnational levels in
developing local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategies and the
importance of localizing DRR
3.
Chapter three delineates the main characteristics of a
local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategy
4.
Chapter four introduces the enabling factors that
generate the conditions for its development throughout an inclusive and
participatory process
5.
Chapter five elaborates on the three core elements that
aid in implementing a local disaster risk reduction and resilience strategy
6.
Chapter six includes a selection of case studies
exemplifying some of the main themes covered in the guide
7.
Finally, chapter seven draws some conclusions.
Warm regards,
Mai/Mutarika
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Mutarika (Mai) Pruksapong
Programme Officer
Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and
Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
Incheon, Republic of Korea
email: mutarika.pruksapong@un.org T: +82-32-458-6552 | F: +82-32-458-6598/9 | Skype: mutarika_1 www.unisdr.org │ www.preventionweb.net
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Sunday, May 13, 2018
FREE* Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certification training for the community. May 19, 2018
BEMA International
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LOCATION: Innovative Transforming Neighborhood Center (ITNC), 4710
Auth Way, Suitland, MD 20746
REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mental-health-first-aid-certification-class-tickets-44600258574
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, CTS Consulting
and Breathe Non-Profit are offering FREE* Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
certification training for the community.
Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, Mental Health First Aid
(certified by The
National Council for Behavioral Health) is help provided to a person developing a mental health problem
or experiencing a crisis until professional treatment is obtained or the crisis
resolves. Mental health challenges – such as depression, anxiety,
psychosis and substance use – are shockingly common in the United States. In
fact, more than one in five American adults will have a mental health problem in
any given year.
Upon completion of this
certification course, Mental Health First Aiders will be able to:
·
better recognize signs and
symptoms shown and expressed by people experiencing a mental health disorder
and or crisis;
·
provide appropriate support
until treatment or further assistance is available;
·
help remove the stigma of
mental illness and demystify the topic of mental health.
Upon successful completion of the class, participants will receive a 3-year certification from the National Council for Behavioral Health. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.
For more information about Mental Health First Aid, visit www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org.
To learn more about Breathe, visit www.breathenonprofit.org.
*Refundable deposit due at registration in order to reserve your spot.
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Information\Communication Flow. Time of Disasters a 24/7 activity. BEMA International, RelifWeb, YOU, and others.
BEMA International
Local
website reviews
Review of emergency management
agency\offices within the U.S. at State, County, City, and township
levels. Review of notification &
communication plans, published plans, exercise schedules, and one of the MOST
IMPORTANT issues: community engagement of
‘whole community’ in awareness, education & training for all members of
the community. Transparency, employment
opportunities, community outreach,
grants (previous and currently received. A financial audit
trail will determine the
priorities of EM offices).
Many problems that communities
encounter: from San Francisco, Los
Angeles, to Boston, from Puerto Rico
to the U.S. Virgin Islands one
question to ask
1.
“Is or was the community activity
engaged in the emergency management program?”,
2.
“Who are their leaders in these
organizations, and do they actively reach out to the community?”.
These are just a few area of local
website and questions we ask during our review.
Membership
We continuously monitor and relay
messages within the BEMA International network of not only impending crisis
and disasters, but ongoing issues within our communities globally.
Ongoing issues of environmental
contamination in the U.S. (San Francisco 10-year toxic soil radioactive and
dust contamination, water security issues, etc.), global issues (water &
food security issues, recycling, health security, etc.)
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ReliefWeb
How we inform on humanitarian crisis
24/7
By Véronique Durroux-Malpartida
© ReliefWeb
Because
humanitarian response isn’t only active from 9 to 5, neither is ReliefWeb. We actually monitor crisis
situations non-stop. In reply to the
question: “How do you make it work?”, here’s the answer to why and how we
transitioned to the 24/7 operating model to ensure the timely delivery of
crucial information.
Team
members strategically located
For
many years our editorial work was divvied up between three teams working from
UN headquarter locations. Time gaps existed here and there and weekends were
not fully covered, except during acute sudden-onset emergencies. A couple of
months after a devastating earthquake struck
Nepal in 2015, we extended our time coverage and moved on to a consistently
seamless workflow, implementing the 24/7 operation model.
Currently,
the editorial teams are run from three strategic places - Bangkok, Nairobi,
New York - and closely follow the activities of the humanitarian sector,
paying particular attention to the evolution of acute and emerging crises.
Our team members can handle ReliefWeb’s content around the clock because they
are based all over the globe. They are not only selected for their knowledge
and skills, but also for their capacity to work remotely.
Using
key tools for remote work
Over
the years, web-based tools have enabled us to rethink the way we monitor key
information and work as a virtual team. Services and applications such
as Inoreader and Desk now
support information monitoring and interactions with partners, while Trello and Flowdock provide cloud-based
collaboration tools for online discussions between team members, editorial
decision-making, and overall project management.
For
Melissa Elliott, a contractor based in Canada, "The key to being able to
feel confident in providing consistent coverage is having tools that help
filter the firehose of information found on hundreds of channels. Our
editorial team is constantly fine-tuning our filters to ensure we are
receiving relevant content immediately, allowing us to stay on top of daily
events in real-time."
Thanks
to this working model, ReliefWeb can filter thousands of content sources
throughout the day and provide crucial and reliable information around the
clock via the website and mobile apps,
and simultaneously power the content of sister platforms such as unocha.org and RedHum.
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Food Security. Farm Bill. SNAP Matters in Every Community--Metros, Small Towns, and Rural Communities INTERACTIVE DATA TOOL
SNAP Matters in Every
Community—Metros, Small Towns, and Rural Communities
INTERACTIVE DATA TOOL
This interactive map provides household SNAP participation rates
at the county level in each state, based on American Community Survey 5-Year
data (2012-2016). Counties are grouped into three categories: Metro, Small
Town, and Rural. Use the buttons at the top to select or deselect the different
categories. Scroll over a county to view household SNAP participation rates.
Click on a county to zoom in, and click on that county again to zoom out to
national scope.
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1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20005
Office: (202) 628-8833
Fax No.: (202) 393-1816
Email: latinofarmers@live.com
Twitter: @NLFRTA
Website: www.NLFRTA.org