DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH Based on the scenario, local law enforcement agencies would already be aware of the situation. The Regional Center for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management has been mobilized. The obvious supposition would be that the incident commander has already notified the Arkansas State Department of Emergency Management, specifically Anthony Coy, and the Northwest Arkansas Area Coordinator that encompasses Craighead County, at (870) 935-3094, which is located at 511 Union, Room 010, Jonesboro, AR 72401. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) is the state equilivilant of the United States Homeland Security and Preparedness Agency. The ADEM coordinates the resources, activities and proficiencies to prevent and protect against disasters, alleviate the impact of disasters by responding to events and promote the recovery from events as well as working to impede possible future risks to the security of the state and its inhabitants and inhibit the impact of prospective events. (Arkansas.gov, 2014) The State of Arkansas’ Emergency Operations Center (SECO) is located at ADEM. SECO is a compendium of envoys from various other state agencies. Incorporating both of these vital agencies in one location provides for greater efficiency in the event of a disaster or crisis event and improves the ability for a rapid response. (Arkansas.gov, 2014) Necessary Behavioral Mental Health intervention does not end at the point first responders have successfully contained the actual crisis. The ongoing need for Behavioral Mental Health services will continue for an extended length of time when a traumatic event such as that depicted in the scenario occur. A copious number of individuals will have ... ... middle of paper ... ...teer Medical Reserve Corps: https://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/MrcUnits/UnitDetails/458 ACERT Home Page. (2014, Accesssed April 27). Retrieved from Arkansas Crisis Response Team: http://www.arcrt.org/Home.asp Arkansas.gov. (2014). Retrieved from Arkansas Department of Emergency Management: http://www.adem.arkansas.gov/ADEM/index.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 http://www.redcross.org/arkansas/programs. (2014, Accessed April 27). Retrieved from American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/arkansas/programs NASMHPD. (2014, Accessed April 27). Retrieved from NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTORS: http://www.nasmhpd.org/About/AOMultiStateDisaster.aspx United Way of Northwest Arkansas. (2014, April 27). Retrieved from Northwest Arkansas 211: http://www.referweb.net/211arkansas/MatchList.aspx?k;;0;;;0;0;Disaster%20Services;TopServices;All
The United States has had a long relationship with the Haudenosaunee people. When Europeans invaded North America, beginning in the end of the 15th century, they found a land already inhabited by a large group of people, who they called Indians. Although their subsequent relationship was plagued by disease, wars and fights for domination, there was, inevitably, some exchange of goods, like crops, and ideas between the two peoples. Most notably, even the “Founding Fathers” of the U.S. were influenced by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy’s ideas about democracy and government. One aspect of the relationship, however, is rarely mentioned: the impact that Haudenosaunee women had on early feminists in the U.S. The two groups of women interacted very closely during the 19th century, and prominent feminist voices in the U.S., like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage, and Lucretia Mott, were heavily influenced by the native women’s many freedoms.
Both man-made and natural disasters are often devastating, resource draining and disruptive. Having a basic plan ready for these types of disaster events is key to the success of executing and implementing, as well as assessing the aftermath. There are many different ways to create an emergency operations plan (EOP) to encompass a natural and/or man-made disaster, including following the six stage planning process, collection of information, and identification of threats and hazards. The most important aspect of the US emergency management system in preparing for, mitigating, and responding to man-made and natural disasters is the creation, implementation and assessment of a community’s EOP.
There is a belief that before European Contact Indigenous women had a huge role of leadership and responsibilities along with the men. After European Contact Indigenous women had very minimal rights. Men were considered their social, legal and political masters if you will. If a women had an argument or suggestion to discuss with the tribe or council she must discuss the issue through her husband, for her husband to later mention the issue. To this day this affects Indigenous women with trying to get their views back to what it once was. European contact resulted in Indigenous women not having the equality that they had before. Indigenous women are working hard with protesting and trying to win their equality
Bonnie, R, Reinhard, J, Hamilton, P, & McGarvey, E. (2009). Mental health system transformation after the virginia tech tragedy. Health Affairs, 28(3), 793.
The starting of the 19th Century was not kind to women, being seen as less then equal to their male counterparts. Women were not allowed to vote, own land, all their possession belonged to their
They have been mistreated and stepped on by those who attain more power. They have been taken advantage of, abused, and even killed. These women have been forced to give up their own bodies. The right to be a female has been taken away from them. Their bodies have become properties to those in higher control of them. Andrea Smith states that, “The history of sexual violence and genocide among Native women illustrates how gender violence functions as a tool for racism and colonialism.” (2005; p. 15). This history of sexual violence has become a tool for those in power to profit from these women’s bodies. For example, while colonists used sexual power to get rid of the indigenous people white slave owners used sexual violence against black women to increase their profits. (Class notes). Like black women, the Native women were also seen as “rapable,” and their rapes simply, “didn’t count.” (2005; p. 10). Native women’s bodies were free to take, the goal was to subdue and control their bodies and their lands. (Class notes). Just like their bodies, their lands were also “free to be taken,” as if they weren’t humans at all, that’s why Smith called it “Rape of the Land.” (2005; p. 56). As for black women, slave owners used their bodies to create a labor force that would profit them in the future. These white slave owners would rape black women, impregnate them and use their
Emergency responders face the prospect of responding to a disaster occurring at any time or any location within their jurisdiction. Local agencies are responsible to properly prepare for, mitigate and respond to both man-made and natural disasters. Emergency responders and their agencies should follow the guidelines of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in order to be best prepared for response to the next disaster whether natural or man-made.
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988 amended the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. This new Act created the system in place today by which a presidential disaster declaration of an emergency triggers financial and physical assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Act gives FEMA the responsibility for coordinating government-wide relief efforts. It is designed to bring an orderly and systemic means of federal natural disaster assistance for state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to aid citizens. Moreover, Congress' intention was to encourage states and localities to develop comprehensive disaster preparedness plans, prepare for better intergovernmental
Doris Anderson (2006), a writer for the Canadian Encyclopedia, wrote that in order to learn the Native customs, settlers would marry an Aboriginal woman, providing a crucial link between the two cultures. This marriage allowed settlers to learn the way of trading and barter between tribes, as well as survival skills. Anderson (2006) also wrote about how aboriginal women were used as unpaid interpreters for fur trading companies in Canada. So even though interpreting was an important skill because they were women, they were not paid which started the idea that women were inferior. If we looked at the Industrial Revolution when Canada 's economy was flourishing, there was not a need for women to work. Based on the 1891 Canadian Census, approximately 11% of women were employed (Lowe, 1987). However, this changed while industrialization progressed, as stated by Hughes, Krahn and Lowe (2011), "women were recruited as cheap unskilled labourers" for light industries (p. 171). Women were discriminated against based on gender and they were given second-rate jobs and insufficient wages. There was a brief change in attitude towards women 's labour when Canada was fighting in World War I and World War II. Most men were enlisted and went off to fight for Canada. Therefore, it was primarily the women in Canada who were employed by many of the stereotypical
The model of American governance is based on multiple levels authority that begin with local government, extend to state government, and finally expand to the federal government. Each level of government has different jurisdictions, responsibility, and spheres of influence. While they seemingly operate on different levels the servicers they are responsible for can often overlap creating an interdependence between them (Liesbet, 2003). This interdependence between the various tiers of government is especially critical when it comes to emergency management. A critical incident, such as natural disaster or terrorist event, requires a coordinated effort by local, state, and federal agencies to be effective. Additionally, governmental agencies rely on and need to work well with community, non-profit, and private entities to prepare and response to critical incidents (Sylves, R. (2015).
Following the assessment completed by the National Science Foundation, it becomes apparent that a paradigm shift is necessary to bridge the many gaps in emergency management to include the physical, human, and constructed systems. In an ideal scenario, it was discussed by Mileti (1999) that disaster preparedness and response would be dealt with in the most efficient manner possible thereby reducing its social, political and economical impact; however, that was not the reality then and it is not certainly not the reality today. In today’s world, natural disasters are less discriminating and can strike localities out of what is generally expected, leaving some vulnerable and ill-equipped to response. According to researcher and Professor Robert Schneider (2002), each locality must be have the flexibility to address a wide variety of disasters that both common and uncommon to the area. This was the case with the recent winter storm that crippled parts of the South unprepared to adequately respond, leaving commuters trapped in a massive gridlock in Atlanta. Another example includes Hurricane Sandy and the devastation left behind in New Jersey and parts of New York City, where the magnitude and breath of the storm was a rare event. Such incidents bring to light the need for an overarching and Comprehensive Emergency Management approach to hazard mitigation. The aftermath of the events that occurred recently and in parts of the Northeast illustrates not only the economic loss but rather the loss of confidence and morale during such troubling times. Furthermore, there are those hazards such as droughts and heat waves that are felt gradually and quietly thus falsely lessening their potential for damage until damage has been done and the i...
The laws and practices that the government created for Native Americans were not fair. The government created treaties for the Native Americans stating where they could, or could not live. The government created these treaties so that the white citizens could have the new land that they wanted. The first treaty the Native Americans had to sign was the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867. This treaty started that the Native Americans had to live in what is now the state of Oklahoma. The second treaty the Native Americans signed was the Fort Laramie Treaty. This was the treaty that made the Native Americans have to live on reservations so that Americans settlers could have land in the west. These reservations were a small plot of land for the large number of Native Americans in a specific tribe. In return for living on reservations the Native Americans were told they would receive money and provisions. The government also passed the Dawes Severalty
The recognition of the role of psychological trauma on people’s mental health has become more prevalent in modern society due to various societal problems such as childhood physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, shootings, mass killings, riots, serious accidents, terrors, natural disasters, illness, and death of close one, especially sudden death. Direct or indirect exposure to these various traumatic events can lead to psychological trauma which can result in behavioral and emotional disorder such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and personality disorders. It is not easy for people with such trauma to have a normal social life. Many current studies about mental health indicated that it is hard enough to get mental
Long time ago, the woman in Native American culture was always a sociable and a friend of the man. She tried to be with him to get the knowledge about the life and become wiser. The women in Native American culture were so respected by the men.
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