DTAC Podcasts and Videos

This episode features Brian Houston, Co‑director of the Terrorism and Disaster Center at the University of Missouri, a partner in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He discusses community resilience definitions, models, strategies, and tools.

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In this episode, we hear from Dr. Melissa Riley, State Coordinator for the Tennessee Disaster Crisis Counseling Program. She discusses ways trauma can affect our lives in the short and long term and how to enhance resilience in individuals, families, and communities.

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This episode features Thomas R. Thomson, the Access Specialist and Disaster Coordinator for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. He discusses how an agency can prepare itself for a disaster, increase employee resilience, and serve the community in a time of need.

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In this episode, we hear from Amy Kevis, a sworn officer and the Assistant Director for Community Mental Health and Addiction Services in Delaware. She shares why it is important for first responders to build resiliency and unique challenges facing first responders.

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This episode features Dee S. Owens, Special Assistant to the Director in SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. She discusses why it is critical for disaster behavioral health coordinators to consider the needs of people with substance use disorders, and how planning efforts can increase resiliency among this population.

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In this episode, we hear from Natalie Grant, a Program Analyst in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (since renamed the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response), Division of Recovery. She served as the Health and Social Services Field Coordinator for the federal interagency coordination following Hurricane Sandy from 2012 to 2016 and has supported recovery planning and coordination in other disaster and emergency incidents nationwide.

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