Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training of High-Risk Teens in the Community of Watts, South Los Angeles, 2013–2014

• 2017

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• Shamika Ossey; Sharon Sylvers; Sona Oksuzyan; Lisa Smith; Douglas Frye; Leila Family
PMID: 28397636DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2016.199

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The article describes a program in Watts, South Los Angeles, where high-risk teens received Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training from 2013 to 2014. The goal was to help these teens build community ties and leadership skills while preparing for disasters. The program included first aid and CPR training and aimed to keep teens off the streets. After the success of the first group, more cohorts were trained, increasing CERT visibility in South Los Angeles. New partnerships formed between government and community groups, showing that this model can be used in other communities with high-risk youth.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Adolescent Behavior; Community Health Workers; Community Participation; Disaster Planning; Residence Characteristics; Teaching; Adaptation, Psychological; Capacity Building

Institutions: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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