Symposium date: May 30, 2018
Sarah Thompson's PrepTalk demonstrates how children are the foundation for building a culture of preparedness and shares how to involve youth in disaster preparedness. Emergency managers tend to think of children only in terms of their vulnerability to a disaster, but there is opportunity to work with children before a disaster strikes.
Sarah Thompson is the Director of U.S. Emergencies for Save the Children, where she leads emergency preparedness, recovery and psychosocial programming. She is the author of the Prep Rally curriculum, an innovative program that teaches children preparedness skills through play. Thompson’s PrepTalk focuses on ways to involve youth in improving their disaster preparedness.
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