Case Study of Resilient Baton Rouge: Applying Depression Collaborative Care and Community Planning to Disaster Recovery

Robin Keegan, Leslie T. Grover, David Patron, Olivia K. Sugarman, Krystal Griffith, Suzy Sonnier, Benjamin F. Springgate, Lauren Crapanzano Jumonville, Sarah Gardner, Willie Massey, Jeanne Miranda, Bowen Chung, Kenneth B. Wells, Stephen Phillippi, Ed Trapido, Alexa Ramirez, Diana Meyers, Catherine Haywood, Craig Landry and Ashley Wennerstrom
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Robin Keegan: Resilient Baton Rouge, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
Leslie T. Grover: Resilient Baton Rouge, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
David Patron: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffin School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Olivia K. Sugarman: School of Medicine, Section of Community and Population Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Krystal Griffith: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffin School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Suzy Sonnier: Executive Director, Baton Rouge Health District
Benjamin F. Springgate: School of Medicine, Section of Community and Population Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Lauren Crapanzano Jumonville: Baton Rouge Area Foundation, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
Sarah Gardner: Baton Rouge Area Foundation, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
Willie Massey: Resilient Baton Rouge, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA
Jeanne Miranda: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffin School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Bowen Chung: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffin School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Kenneth B. Wells: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffin School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Stephen Phillippi: School of Medicine, Section of Community and Population Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Ed Trapido: School of Medicine, Section of Community and Population Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Alexa Ramirez: School of Medicine, Section of Community and Population Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Diana Meyers: St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
Catherine Haywood: Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network, 1226 N. Broad, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
Craig Landry: UCLA Center for Health Services and Society, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Ashley Wennerstrom: Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave. SL-16 New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Addressing behavioral health impacts of major disasters is a priority of increasing national attention, but there are limited examples of implementation strategies to guide new disaster responses. We provide a case study of an effort being applied in response to the 2016 Great Flood in Baton Rouge. Methods: Resilient Baton Rouge was designed to support recovery after major flooding by building local capacity to implement an expanded model of depression collaborative care for adults, coupled with identifying and responding to local priorities and assets for recovery. For a descriptive, initial evaluation, we coupled analysis of documents and process notes with descriptive surveys of participants in initial training and orientation, including preliminary comparisons among licensed and non-licensed participants to identify training priorities. Results: We expanded local behavioral health service delivery capacity through subgrants to four agencies, provision of training tailored to licensed and non-licensed providers and development of advisory councils and partnerships with grassroots and government agencies. We also undertook initial efforts to enhance national collaboration around post-disaster resilience. Conclusion: Our partnered processes and lessons learned may be applicable to other communities that aim to promote resilience, as well as planning for and responding to post-disaster behavioral health needs.

Keywords: disaster; community resilience; behavioral health; collaborative care; community health workers; cognitive behavioral therapy; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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