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Join us in conversation with Samuel Johann and Kay Pranis to explore the use of Circles to support individual and community mental health in the wake of climate disaster.

The southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, experienced catastrophic flooding in September, 2023, and then at an even larger scale in May, 2024. That part of Brazil has a 14 year history of training Circle keepers and building capacity to use Circles. In partnership with key colleagues and local institutions Samuel Johann, a resident of a city in the flooded area, brought together his experience as a Circle keeper with his experience working in disaster situations with Doctors Without Borders to respond to the extraordinary level of trauma caused by the flood. Samuel will describe the UN framework for understanding and responding to mental health impacts of disasters and will discuss where Circles can fit in that conceptual model. He will share the experience of using Circles in the acute phase of the disaster in Brazil. One of the partnerships supporting this work was with Kay Pranis who had previously trained Samuel as a Circle instructor. Kay will reflect on the effectiveness of Circle for building resilience in the face of overwhelming, widespread trauma.