Katia Riddle

And then some people are still awaiting the possibility that they will have to evacuate. So the cycle of trauma is still very much happening. One thing that is unique to these kinds of natural disasters is that people are grieving not just their own homes and communities, but there's a kind of grief for the land that happens.

L.A., you know, is a place of just staggering, really breathtaking beauty. And people here rely on that natural environment for emotional support. Here's a gentleman named David Eisenman. He's talking about a hike that he and his wife would take regularly in the Palisades.

L.A., you know, is a place of just staggering, really breathtaking beauty. And people here rely on that natural environment for emotional support. Here's a gentleman named David Eisenman. He's talking about a hike that he and his wife would take regularly in the Palisades.

L.A., you know, is a place of just staggering, really breathtaking beauty. And people here rely on that natural environment for emotional support. Here's a gentleman named David Eisenman. He's talking about a hike that he and his wife would take regularly in the Palisades.

Eisenman is a doctor here in Los Angeles, and he is also an expert in disaster response. He's the director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. He studied this phenomenon. It has a name, solastalgia. He says solastalgia can be just as real as any other kind of grief and that it needs to be addressed with mental health strategies.

Eisenman is a doctor here in Los Angeles, and he is also an expert in disaster response. He's the director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. He studied this phenomenon. It has a name, solastalgia. He says solastalgia can be just as real as any other kind of grief and that it needs to be addressed with mental health strategies.

Eisenman is a doctor here in Los Angeles, and he is also an expert in disaster response. He's the director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters. He studied this phenomenon. It has a name, solastalgia. He says solastalgia can be just as real as any other kind of grief and that it needs to be addressed with mental health strategies.

Well, there are evacuation centers throughout the city with mental health providers on call to help people who are in crisis. Many of them are practicing something called psychological first aid. That's a kind of CPR equivalent of mental health care. It means working with people to identify and address their immediate needs, things like shelter, food, medication.

Well, there are evacuation centers throughout the city with mental health providers on call to help people who are in crisis. Many of them are practicing something called psychological first aid. That's a kind of CPR equivalent of mental health care. It means working with people to identify and address their immediate needs, things like shelter, food, medication.

Well, there are evacuation centers throughout the city with mental health providers on call to help people who are in crisis. Many of them are practicing something called psychological first aid. That's a kind of CPR equivalent of mental health care. It means working with people to identify and address their immediate needs, things like shelter, food, medication.

in service of supporting their mental health like i said i visited one of these shelters yesterday clinicians there said they have seen hundreds of people in the last week while i was there i talked with lisa wong she's la county's director of the department of mental health she said her staff across the city have really risen to the occasion but she says in a way people still have a lot of adrenaline this is the easy part

in service of supporting their mental health like i said i visited one of these shelters yesterday clinicians there said they have seen hundreds of people in the last week while i was there i talked with lisa wong she's la county's director of the department of mental health she said her staff across the city have really risen to the occasion but she says in a way people still have a lot of adrenaline this is the easy part

in service of supporting their mental health like i said i visited one of these shelters yesterday clinicians there said they have seen hundreds of people in the last week while i was there i talked with lisa wong she's la county's director of the department of mental health she said her staff across the city have really risen to the occasion but she says in a way people still have a lot of adrenaline this is the easy part

Well, research shows that most people will not develop debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder in these kinds of situations. But even if folks aren't at risk of developing PTSD, it's well documented that wildfires are correlated with increases in anxiety and depression in communities.

Well, research shows that most people will not develop debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder in these kinds of situations. But even if folks aren't at risk of developing PTSD, it's well documented that wildfires are correlated with increases in anxiety and depression in communities.

Well, research shows that most people will not develop debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder in these kinds of situations. But even if folks aren't at risk of developing PTSD, it's well documented that wildfires are correlated with increases in anxiety and depression in communities.

In Los Angeles, as in many places, there are shortages of clinicians like psychiatrists and psychologists, just not enough people to provide one-on-one mental health care for all the people who will need it. Several experts I've talked to here have pointed out that in the face of increased disasters like this one, the mental health system is not equipped to handle the resulting needs.

In Los Angeles, as in many places, there are shortages of clinicians like psychiatrists and psychologists, just not enough people to provide one-on-one mental health care for all the people who will need it. Several experts I've talked to here have pointed out that in the face of increased disasters like this one, the mental health system is not equipped to handle the resulting needs.

In Los Angeles, as in many places, there are shortages of clinicians like psychiatrists and psychologists, just not enough people to provide one-on-one mental health care for all the people who will need it. Several experts I've talked to here have pointed out that in the face of increased disasters like this one, the mental health system is not equipped to handle the resulting needs.

Thanks, Steve.