Communities and Violence – Insights by Dr. John Plodinec

Reprinted with permission of Dr. John Plodinec and Community and Regional Resilience Institute (CARRI) Another school shooting…
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Reposted with permission of: Dr. John Plodinec, Community and Regional Resilience Institute Have you ever tried to…
Continue reading »Ratcheting up America’s Resilience

Firestorm Expert Council member John Plodinec, Ph.D is the Associate Director for the Community and Regional Resilience…
Continue reading »Practitioner’s Model of Community Resilience: From Identity to Model

Practitioner’s Model of Community Resilience: From Identity to Model Read part 1 of the series [Earlier this…
Continue reading »Practitioner’s Model of Community Resilience: Bases

Trigger Warning! The arithmophobic may experience palpitations, panic attacks, or even pass out. I will try to…
Continue reading »Shocks and crises – “And stresses?” – Oh, my!

A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, else what’s a heaven for? — Robert Browning I have…
Continue reading »Who Leaves, Who Comes Back After Disasters Strike a Community? – A Dr. Plodinec Analysis

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” — Kris Kristofferson When a community endures catastrophic…
Continue reading »The Power of Yes! Community Resilience

Firestorm Expert Council Member, Dr. John Plodinec, kindly allowed us to share his recent article, The Power…
Continue reading »Fear, Terror and a Letter from a Young Friend

Firestorm is pleased to share this excellent and poignant article by our friend and Firestorm Expert Council…
Continue reading »Recognizing Resilient Communities

by Dr. John Plodinec, Firestorm Expert Council Member This month, we’ve seen two regional disasters – the…
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