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RECOVERY IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT. CDRC IS RESPONDING TO THE VT SHOOTINGS Phase II: The Community: Let us know your availability now. Volunteers please tell us your availability to help with outreach and in the office as we continue our VT response in the community. |
| What is the NRV CDRC? |
The New River
Valley - Community Disaster Response Coalition is a non profit disaster
mental health organization. Teams
of trained volunteers work with the Red Cross and Community Services
Board to develop, train for, and deliver disaster mental health support
services. The CDRC was founded in 2001 after the September 11th terrorist
attacks and operates under the auspices of A-kee, Inc. (a private
non profit organization dedicated to mental health services and education).
This team served in the Wolf Creek Floods in Giles County Virginia. We
train people from all walks of life to serve as disaster support team
members. CDRC team members take an 8 hour training program and go
through a security background check in order to receive their CDRC
identification badge and CDRC apparel. We participate in local and
regional drills with other agencies and first responders. Team members
who gain experience can become team leaders, serve as disaster administrative
director, and CDRC instructors. Does
your community want to start a CDRC team? |
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Dorinda Miller, Ph.D., President, NRV CDRC Dr. Dorinda Miller is a licensed clinical psychologist and disaster mental health consultant. She is president of the New River Valley Community Disaster Response Coalition (NRV CDRC) and A-kee, Inc., a non profit organization dedicated to mental health education and service in the community. She provides training in disaster mental health, consultation to organizations, community and state agencies and serves on the Governor's Terrorism and Disaster Behavioral Health Advisory Council(TADBHAC). She is an American Red Cross volunteer and instructor for disaster mental health services and has served in many local and national disasters including a tour of duty on 9/11 at the Pentagon and two tours of duty after Katrina in the Gulf coast. She is a member of the Western
Virginia Emergency Services Critical Incident Stress Management team
and the Citizens Corps Council in the NRV. Dr. Miller received her
doctorate from the University of Health Sciences /The Chicago Medical
School. She specialized in clinical and research work with pain management
and working with trauma survivors including veterans, battered women,
burn survivors and abused children. Dr. Miller resides in Southwestern
Virginia where she provides consultation and training services to
agencies, organizations and corporations on disaster preparation and
disaster mental health. Her goal is to help the communities across
the country develop emergency response plans that include disaster
mental health and build coalitions for disaster response that will
facilitate recovery from all types of disasters. . |
| Disaster Mental Health is the use of support techniques to facilitate resilience and recovery in members of our community when disaster strikes. Disaster support team members may be assigned at the site of the disaster, staging areas, service centers, or provide outreach and referral. Emergency preparation, and long term recovery, are as important as the initial disaster response. CDRC team members can be part of all the phases and aspects of disaster mental health planning and response. |
