Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Disaster Planning and Response

Although disasters affect everyone, they often shine a spotlight on longstanding disparities and inequities experienced by people from racial and ethnic minority groups, people with low incomes, and other communities with less power and access to resources. These groups are also disproportionately affected by disasters due to decades of systemic and environmental injustices. Visit this webpage from SAMHSA to learn more about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in disaster planning, internal and external DEI practices for your organization, and key DEI terms.