Multiple sources: Receive reports from many sources, SMS, email, and Twitter.
SMS submissions: Collect posts via SMS when you connect with an SMS gateway or SMSsync.iOS and Android Coming Soon: Submit reports and view maps from our mobile apps.
The articles arguments are supported with a look into the past, present, and future. They reference research done during the Vietnam War, people whom expierence PTSD, and the plans to come that will help provide pyschological help.
The bibliography contains many references to academic studies on PTSD, and other event based mental disorders. this diverseness in bibliography shows a more statistical approach to analyzing the situtation rather than ubjective opinion.
Multiple maps: Map tiles including street and satellite provided by Open Street Maps, MapQuest, and more
Data sources: Map and visualize data streams from third parties like Twitter, Twillio, SMSSync, Nexmo, FrontlineSMS, and email
Configurable charts: Chart your work with configurable bar and timelines views
This article focuses on the effects on mental health that a major disaster can cause. It looks at the severity of the disaster, preperation for such disatsers, treament of disaster influenced mental disorders. It includes a detailed look at the research into such.
This article is referenced in approximately 40 peer reviewed papers, mostly focusing on the psychological effects of post-disaster mental health.
"Data collection: Gather submissions from anyone, anytime, anywhere"
"Data management: Manage and triage reports with filters and workflows"
"Data visualization: Map submissions and chart what happened"
"Automatic alerts: Receive alerts about changes and update"
"Enterprise systems:Let our team help you build and scale your deployment"
Emily Goldmann, PhD, is a Reserach Professor at the NYU College of Global Public Health. She's an epidemioloigist and enjoys the study of the causes of mental health conditions. She's trying to spread the study of mental illness to a global scale. She studied at Columbia University and recieved her PhD from University of Michigan.
Sandro Galea, MD, DPH, is a Dean at Boston University. His work focuses on causes of brain disorders and sociological effects on urban population's health.
The article discusses the need for emergency medical responders to be able to have a healthy and productive de-brief session. This is imparitive because, as the article discusses, responders are one of the first individuals to be affected by disasters because their diverse involvement in the clean up.
The app was developed in partnership with Omidyar Network, Cisco, Ford Foundation, Google.org, Humanity United, MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Knight Foundation, and the USAID (from the american people).