Episode 3: Response

SAMHSA DTAC talks with Roger Williams, owner of Hands On Interpreting, LLC, a private practice specializing in consulting and training related to the needs of deaf adults in the mental health system and former Executive Director of the Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center employed by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Discussion covers best practices for meeting the disaster response needs of the whole community and all of its languages, using data in support of DEIA in disaster behavioral health, and how areas experiencing disaster can ensure they are reaching special populations and addressing their needs.