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1.5 Disaster Resilience

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By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

United States

CURRENT KNOWLEDGE 

Resources

  • Disaster Disability Hotline. The Partnership For Inclusive Disaster Strategy’s Disaster Disability Hotline provides information, referrals, guidance, technical assistance and resources to people with disabilities, their families, allies, organizations assisting disaster impacted individuals with disabilities and others seeking assistance with immediate and urgent disaster-related needs. The Disaster Hotline is always available for intake calls, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at (800) 626-4959 and info@disasterstrategies.org. They will have their knowledgeable team respond to your call as soon as possible, often immediately, and intend to respond to all callers within 24 hours.

  • Emergency Prescription Assistance Program. The Emergency Prescription Assistance Program, or EPAP, was created to help people in a disaster who don’t have health insurance so they have access to: prescription medicine, medical equipment, medical supplies, and vaccinations. Hotline: 1-855-793-7470.

  • Disaster Distress Helpline. The Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990, is a 24/7, 365-day-a–year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

  • Information on cleaning up after a disaster: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/safety-diy-cleanup/ 

  • Disaster response information. These are a bunch of PDF pages you can print out: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/disaster-response/ 

Lay-Person Tasks

  • Connect with your neighbors and identify who would need extra assistance during a disaster. Ask them if they have a disaster preparedness plan, what they would need in the case of a disaster, and incorporate them into your disaster preparedness plans. Develop back up plans, such as if your mode of transportation is damaged in a disaster event.

Information Resources

POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

Rules

  • Decriminalize homelessness and living in a vehicle. When people lose their homes in disasters they don’t always have financial or other means to stay housed. 
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