Chase Booth
Grinnell College
Project
Emotional Support in Communities Under Duress
Australia, South Africa, Greece, Ireland
I will investigate the myriad forms of support offered to communities by government-funded agencies or NGOs in response to a community's shared emotional crisis. Does the support offered by organizations reflect and respond to the needs of the community? If not, what bureaucratic processes, communication channels, or lack thereof, are reducing the ability of organizations to best deliver aid? I plan to explore the support offered to displaced aboriginal populations in Australia, black youth in South Africa, sexual assault survivors in Ireland, and to those affected by the economic crisis in Greece.