Full article by Douglas (Doug) Stockham, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 10, 2024. 

In this feature article, the co-founder of the nonprofit Emergency Assistance Foundation describes the financial effects of the Maui wildfires. When a disaster strikes, some people do not have the protections or the financial means to fully recover. 

Listen to expert insights on how companies and organizations can play pivotal roles in helping their employees who may be struggling through a disaster or personal hardship. 

Full article by Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 10, 2024. 

In this feature article, a behavioral social scientist lists five key domains that can help incident management teams assess and improve their effectiveness. Effective incident management is a set of activities, not simply boxes to check on doctrine that may or may not be followed. 

Listen to expert insights and learn about a free toolkit based on these five domains that incident management teams can incorporate regardless of the incident and the policy doctrine that team members use. 

Full article by Catherine L. Feinman, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 26, 2024. 

In this feature article, the editor of Domestic Preparedness shares the real-life story of a medical crew who responded to a call that left a lasting impression. Despite the prevalence of first responders encountering human trafficking victims, they are not always aware of the signs or proper handling of the situation to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of victims. 

Listen to expert insights on lessons learned from that crew’s encounter with a young Jane Doe. 

Full article by Sandra Dennis-Essig, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 19, 2024. 

In this feature article, an emergency manager collaborated with the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking as an advocate, speaker, and survivor to share trauma-informed care and advocacy that first responders, legislators, and others can take to support survivors within their communities. 

Listen to expert insights on the psychological tactics that human traffickers use and how to help break the invisible chains that keep victims dependent on the traffickers and the substances they supply. 

Full article by Michael Breslin, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 19, 2024. 

In this feature article, a retired federal law enforcement senior executive sheds light on how trafficking impacts victims and the challenges it poses to first responders and other public safety professionals. Much more can be done to combat this crime. 

Listen to expert insights on how to help human trafficking victims who often hide in the shadows.  

Full article by Ashley Bradley and Kristin Omberg, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 12, 2024. 

In this feature article, a biomedical scientist and a senior technical advisor share new ways scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are expanding detection strategies and technologies to keep responders safe. The deadly opioid epidemic in the United States does not stop at overdoses. 

Listen to expert insights on what is being done to reduce life-threatening on-scene exposures to first responders.  

Full article by Raphael M. Barishansky, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 12, 2024.  

In this feature article, a public health leader shares his perspective on the recent reports of North Korea launching balloons filled with fecal matter and propaganda into South Korea. Could similar tactics be used in modern times as an effective biological weapon? 

Listen to expert insights on the related public health concerns to help answer this question.  

Full article by Marie O’Connell, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 5, 2024. 

In this feature article, the executive director of a non-profit organization serving children and educators describes a safety program in Florida that is free to schools. Most educational and training programs for protecting schools against targeted violence, drugs, and human trafficking do not include the youngest students. 

Listen to expert insights on how Florida and other states can close the preparedness gap for preschoolers. 

Full article by Richard Schoeberl, Jeff Bolettieri, and Bill Loucks, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, June 5, 2024. 

In this feature article, three professionals with extensive law enforcement experience describe how transnational criminal organizations are using their experience in drug trafficking to utilize routes and operating procedures to take advantage of other criminal opportunities, such as human trafficking. 

Listen to expert insights on the collaborative and multifaceted steps needed to address this nexus between drug and human trafficking.

Full article by Sandra Dennis-Essig, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, May 29, 2024.

In this feature article, an emergency management professional describes how communities can take a comprehensive preparedness approach to mitigate the potentially devastating effects of natural hazards by integrating the intricate interrelations of physical, social, economic, and environmental factors.

Listen to expert insights on how communities can better withstand, adapt to, and recover from the shocks and stresses imposed by such events.