LibGuides: PSY-8314 v1: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Resources

Kids in Crisis Warning Signs
Bellin Health Systems. (n.d.). Kids in crisis warning signs.
This resource provides information on the warning signs in children in crisis.
Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Emotional Distress
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Warning signs and risk factors for emotional distress.
This resource provides information on getting help and on identifying the warning signs and risk factors of crises.
Navigating through Crisis in a Pandemic Event
Feinglass, S., & Chiweshe, J. (2020). Navigating through crisis in a pandemic event. MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer, 52(7), 14–17.
This article focuses on the critical role of laboratory medicine in COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include testing for SARS-Cov-2 virus causing COVID; decreasing social contacts in the workplace to help eliminate the spread of disease; and improving state and local healthcare system capabilities, public-health infrastructure for early outbreak identification.
Prone to Fail: The Pre-Crisis Financial System
Duffie, D. (2019). Prone to fail: The pre-crisis financial system. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 33(1), 81–106.
https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1257/jep.33.1.81
This article reviews the key sources of fragility in financial systems. The author discusses the weakly supervised balance sheets of the largest banks and investment banks.
Before, During, and After an Emergency
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, September 1). Before, during, and after an emergency.
Information on this federal website is important because it provides ways to detect pre-crisis and disaster warning signs.
Social Vulnerability and Disaster
Williams, B. D., & Webb, G. R. (2021). Social vulnerability and disaster: Understanding the perspectives of practitioners. Disasters, 45(2), 278–295.
https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12422
The Need to Expand Evidence Based Disaster Responses
Jillson, I. A., Clarke, M., Allen, C., Waller, S., Koehlmoos, T., Mumford, W., Jansen, J., McKay, K., & Trant, A. (2019). Improving the science and evidence base of disaster response: A policy research study. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 274.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4102-5
This study highlights the need to implement evidence-based, human-focused disaster responses at multiple levels.