March 17, 2016: Do you Feel Prepared? Multiple Perspectives on Disaster Preparedness

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Katarina Halm
Carly Belzberg &

March 17, 2016
7-8 PM
Dunbar Community Centre
(DCC) 4747 Dunbar St
Register: registration@cascadiaearthquakepreparedness.ca

3rd Thursdays Community Meetings
next Meeting April 21, 2016
Safety & Fire Prevention Michelle Petrusevich Fortis BC
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Help us choose our themes for May and June :
visit our survey to indicate your priorities!
Responses to survey due April 1, 2016 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N2CNBY5

March 20-23, 2016 International Disaster Psychosocial (DPS) Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada

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March 20-23, 2016 International Disaster Psychosocial (DPS) Conference at The Westin Bayshore Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Provincial Health Services Authority, Disaster Psychosocial Program is presenting their inaugural conference on disaster psychosocial considerations. The conference will provide a forum for presentations and discussion including:

  • Exchanging knowledge of informed psychosocial practise in disaster response and recovery
  • Training and education to experienced psychosocial responders
  • Managing Disaster Psychosocial planning, training, capacity building, response and recovery, evaluation and monitoring
  • Integrating psychosocial support in overall emergency management
  • Maximizing opportunities for partnerships, networking and information sharing with a cross section of agencies; government, non-governmental organizations

Some DEEP volunteers plan to attend the conference.  Please let us know if you plan to participate so we can collaborate.

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April 11, 2016 – DEEP Organizing Committee

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DEEP Organizing Committee Meetings
 We are an all volunteer group and welcome new energy.
Please consider joining us!
4:30 – 6:00 PM Mon Mon Apr 11, 2016
Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Steet
Register: registration@cascadiaearthquakepreparedness.ca
604-263-9123

Future meetings:  Mon May 9, Mon June 13, 2016
(2nd Monday of each month)