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RISE Episode 4

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Emmalena in Knott County, Kentucky
Jeanne Marie Hibberd
Emmalena in Knott County, Kentucky

Episode Four of RISE explores the psychology of crisis and the mental health impacts of the July flood on survivors who lost everything, children, and whole communities destroyed by floodwaters. It also explores the stress and strain on caseworkers and first responders.

Although there’s strong cultural resistance to seeking professional mental health care, there’s also a strong culture of neighbors helping neighbors get by, kindness undeterred by the crisis.

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