Navigating Uncertainty: Best Practices in Disaster Behavioral Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Disaster Technical Assistance Center, also known as SAMHSA DTAC, this podcast covers disaster behavioral health, or mental health and substance use-related issues and where they intersect with disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
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Episode 3: Response
SAMHSA DTAC talks with Roger Williams, owner of Hands On Interpreting, LLC, a private practice specializing in consulting and training related to the needs of deaf adults in the mental health system and former Executive Director of the Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center employed by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Discussion covers best practices for meeting the disaster response needs of the whole community and all of its languages, using data in support of DEIA in disaster behavioral health, and how areas experiencing disaster can ensure they are reaching special populations and addressing their needs.
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Episode 2: Preparedness
SAMHSA DTAC speaks with Curtis Brown, former Chief Deputy State Coordinator of Emergency Management at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, current Visiting Senior Practitioner in Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University, and co-founder of the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management. DTAC and Brown discuss how to engage historically marginalized communities in disaster planning, the role of cultural and linguistic factors in disaster behavioral health preparedness, and how to use technology to promote DEIA in disaster behavioral health.
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Episode 1: Introduction and Background with Dr. Carla S. Perkins
SAMHSA DTAC talks with Dr. Carla S. Perkins, Founder and CEO of Abounding Joy Counseling and Wellness Services in Indiana, about key concepts and definitions, including the components of DEIA, cultural competence, historical trauma, and racial disparities, as well as the importance of building DEIA into doctrines and guidelines for disaster behavioral health.