Interventions déployées lors des inondations de 2019 par les intervenants de première et de deuxième lignes

Maltais, Danielle; Lansard, Anne-Lise; Généreux, Mélissa; Martel, Éric

doi:10.2307/j.ctv3405p58.29

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“…People whose homes were flooded or whose movements were compromised have more physical and psychological health problems than those not exposed. They also reveal a positive effect of municipal and community interventions among disaster victims during the planning, intervention and recovery phases (Maltais et al. , 2022).…”

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“…Additionally, with regard to psychosocial interventions that would have been beneficial to the victims, there are, among other things, preventive visits by a front-line worker (firefighter or police officer) accompanied by a social worker during the planning phase (i.e. for social support) in the homes or frequently visited places of flood victims (G en ereux et al, 2020c;Maltais et al, 2022). In order to enable disaster recovery, practitioners should assess community needs early and often; to provide services accessible to the greatest number; work collaboratively and proactively (Norris and Alegria, 2005).…”

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“…for social support) in the homes or frequently visited places of flood victims (Généreux et al. , 2020c; Maltais et al. , 2022).…”

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Intersectoral approaches: the key to mitigating psychosocial and health consequences of disasters and systemic risks

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PurposeThe current pandemic and ongoing climate risks highlight the limited capacity of various systems, including health and social ones, to respond to population-scale and long-term threats. Practices to reduce the impacts on the health and well-being of populations must evolve from a reactive mode to preventive, proactive and concerted actions beginning at individual and community levels. Experiences and lessons learned from the pandemic will help to better prevent and reduce the psychosocial impacts of floods, or other hydroclimatic risks, in a climate change context.Design/methodology/approachThe present paper first describes the complexity and the challenges associated with climate change and systemic risks. It also presents some systemic frameworks of mental health determinants, and provides an overview of the different types of psychosocial impacts of disasters. Through various Quebec case studies and using lessons learned from past and recent flood-related events, recommendations are made on how to better integrate individual and community factors in disaster response.FindingsResults highlight the fact that people who have been affected by the events are significantly more likely to have mental health problems than those not exposed to flooding. They further demonstrate the adverse and long-term effects of floods on psychological health, notably stemming from indirect stressors at the community and institutional levels. Different strategies are proposed from individual-centered to systemic approaches, in putting forward the advantages from intersectoral and multirisk researches and interventions.Originality/valueThe establishment of an intersectoral flood network, namely the InterSectoral Flood Network of Québec (RIISQ), is presented as an interesting avenue to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and a systemic view of flood risks. Intersectoral work is proving to be a major issue in the management of systemic risks, and should concern communities, health and mental health professionals, and the various levels of governance. As climate change is called upon to lead to more and more systemic risks, close collaboration between all the areas concerned with the management of the factors of vulnerability and exposure of populations will be necessary to respond effectively to damages and impacts (direct and indirect) linked to new meteorological and compound hazards. This means as well to better integrate the communication managers into the risk management team.

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