Examining the role of community resilience and social capital on mental health in public health emergency and disaster response: a scoping review
C E Hall, H Wehling, J Stansfield, J South, S K Brooks, N Greenberg, R Amlôt, D Weston · 2023
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When disasters or disease outbreaks strike, how a community pulls together may protect mental health. The authors review studies on community resilience and social capital in public health emergencies. They search three large databases with terms covering both ideas, emergencies, and mental health, and keep 26 papers. Most come from the United States, use surveys, and involve natural disasters. The review asks how these qualities are measured, how they affect well-being, and what builds them.
No standard measure exists for either quality, which makes studies hard to compare. Still, most papers link stronger community ties with better mental health. Emergencies tend to damage those ties at first, while group activities rebuild them. The authors recommend standard measures, better preparedness checks, and short-term support even for strong communities after a crisis. They also call for careful evaluation of the many schemes launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | C E Hall, H Wehling, J Stansfield, J South, S K Brooks, N Greenberg, R Amlôt, D Weston |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |