Mass trauma has made entire towns and cities into monuments of heartbreak and loss. Here is a book to guide the communal recovery.
After the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, local caregivers, civic leaders, and first responders had the daunting task of navigating emotional and physical trauma as they stitched their community back together. The recovery process takes years, and as the coordinator of the Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team, Melissa Glaser managed the town's response. She developed a unique set of therapeutic and transferable best practices that other communities can learn from. The impact of an intense media presence and the long-term financial needs of recovery work are also included in Healing a Community. Through heartbreaking insights, Glaser conveys the importance of meeting traumatized individuals where they are at in the process. Lessons learned in Newtown can be used to create a universal community mental health disaster plan so leaders, therapists, and families know what to do the next time tragedy occurs.
Author: Melissa Glaser
Publisher: Central Recovery Press
Published: 02/12/2019
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781942094906
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 140
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019
About the Author
Melissa Glaser, MS, LPC is a licensed professional counselor and community response leader who ran the Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team after the Sandy Hook School shooting. Previous to that, she served as clinical and behavioral health director for several non-profit institutions. Currently, she is in private practice delivering outcome-oriented psychotherapy to individuals, families, and couples, and actively consults organizations and communities on mental health services.