Psychosocial Cluster
Background
The psychosocial aspects of high impact events are gaining recognition in the federal science and technology community. The Cluster aims to initiate projects, fund networking opportunities, and disseminate knowledge. The purpose is to engage stakeholders in building a greater appreciation of psychosocial effects to increase the preparedness and resilience of Canadians towards terrorism, emergencies and crises. Louise Lemyre, the Director of GAP-Santé, was founding cluster leader.
Goal
To regroup a community of practice from government, academia, responders, NGOs, and private sectors
- For Research, Education, Network, Capability
- Evidence-based policy and best practices
- Interdisciplinary, interprofessional, intersectorial, pan-cluster
- Across all hazards (yet customized for CBRNE)
Stream 1
Preparedness and Resilience (Proactive Consequence Management)
- For First Responders (through training, support, and communication)
- For the Public (risk perception, communication, community empowerment)
- For Decision-makers & planners (through organization leadership, coordination of interdependencies)
Stream 2
Prevention of radicalization & adversarial intent (Occurrence Management )
- Through community development
- Through forensic tools of Surveillance, Intelligence, Detection, Interdiction
Networks
- National Emergency Psychosocial Advisory Consortium (NEPAC)
- Enchancing Resilience Among High-Risk Populations to Maximize Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (ENRICH)
Project
