The Role of Religious Leaders in the Restoration of Hope Following Natural Disasters

Hirono, Tatsushi; Blake, Michelle

doi:10.1177/2158244017707003

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“…They have an abundance of volunteers, donations, and a network with local and out-ofstate organizations. 11,12,14 e) FBOs as Warning Systems…”

Section: B) Providing Social and Health Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It will be useful and this plan should reassess and be updated regularly. 1,14 They can design and publish a manual for disaster management, including first responders, disaster response volunteers, and disaster planners to inform, encourage, and acknowledge them. And, in this manual, they can focus on online resources that would help the FBOs during disasters.…”

Section: ) Education and Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…9,12 The FBOs work at the community level with people, and they can provide valuable information for emergency agencies at the local level, as they themselves need to obtain information from government sources; therefore, one of the basic principles of religious organizations should be communication and collaboration with other stakeholders. 14,23 It is important that FBOs realize they cannot work for disaster management alone. So, they need to recruit help and declare in their congregation for anyone who wants to serve in disasters relief.…”

Section: Members and Volunteersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…18 Because religious institutions are among the first-responders following disasters, FBO leaders need to be trained about signs and symptoms of serious mental health problems, so they can work effectively and skillfully and refer survivors to appropriate professionals. 14,17 Also, they need to be trained to take nonjudgmental and compassionate viewpoints in relation to the families of natural disaster victims. 14,18 In addition, mental health professionals should consider specific training programs for the religious leaders and other community's leaders and explain the type of services available to their congregation members.…”

Section: A) Leader Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…14,17 Also, they need to be trained to take nonjudgmental and compassionate viewpoints in relation to the families of natural disaster victims. 14,18 In addition, mental health professionals should consider specific training programs for the religious leaders and other community's leaders and explain the type of services available to their congregation members. They can also enhance the leader's role as a mental health "gatekeeper" by conducting special training in mental health issues, greater familiarity with guidelines for psychological triage, and by providing printed content about referral procedures in the language of religious leaders, which facilitate the referral process.…”

Section: A) Leader Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Role of Religious Institutions in Disaster Risk Management: A Systematic Review

Sheikhi¹,

Seyedin²,

Qanizadeh

et al. 2020

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objectives: The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the relevant research on religious organizations’ participation in disasters risk management and to understand the ways in which these organizations impact on disaster management. Today, community-based disaster risk management is emphasized as a very effective approach. Religious organizations are one of the most important components of community. They have access to resources that can be critical to help government agencies to manage disasters successfully. Methods: This systematic review was conducted since August 2018 to investigate the role of religious institutions in disasters management and was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, Proquest, Embase, and Google scholar were the primary databases used for search of literature. Keywords used in this review were “religious institution,” “disaster management,” and their equivalents were obtained from Mesh, Emtree, or extracted from related articles. The papers from a broad range of disciplines related to keywords were included, and those articles that focus on response to disaster based on religious beliefs’ and religion rather than participation of religious institutions in disaster risk management were excluded. From the 18,071 records identified through database searching in the early stage, 22 articles were selected for this review followed by analysis of the characteristics and content analysis of the included studies to answer the study questions. Results: The findings of this systematic review that emerged from content analysis are summarized in 11 themes: religious institutions’ potential for disaster management, preparedness of religious institutions for disasters, response, recovery, the social capital, partnership with all stakeholders, collaboration and communication between mental health professionals and faith-based organization leaders, unity of information and message, religious institution shelters, dealing with disaster in old and new approaches, and barriers and challenges. Conclusions: Religious institutions have a vital role and great potential in disasters management. They often contribute in response and recovery phases of disasters, although these services are valuable but the great potential of these groups should also be recruited to participate in preparedness and mitigation efforts as part of disasters cycle. Coordination and collaboration of all stakeholders is essential in this way.

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“…They have an abundance of volunteers, donations, and a network with local and out-ofstate organizations. 11,12,14 e) FBOs as Warning Systems…”

Section: B) Providing Social and Health Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: ) Education and Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%