Dückers, Prof. Michel

Michel Dückers, Professor by special appointment of Crises, Safety and Health / research leader of Gronings Perspectief (the Groningen perspective) research programme at the Faculty of Behavioural & Social Sciences. He also serves as programme leader for the Disasters and Environmental Threats research programme at Nivel, an organization that carries out health care research. In this capacity, he advises and supports national and local governments during calamities. Dückers specializes in mental health in crises and disaster situations and his research focuses on two areas. The first is the safety and health consequences of exposure to disasters, crises, disruptions, and other environmental threats. The second is research on how to deal with these consequences optimally from the perspective of governments, businesses, societal organizations, and citizens before, during, and after the exposure/crisis.

Previously in the news (mostly in Dutch)

• More consideration of impact pandemic measures in the future (in Dutch)
• Adolescents indicate: the coronavirus pandemic made me miss an important part of my life
• I’d rather sit in front of the reception centre for evacuees dressed in my bikini
• More adults experience memory problems since the coronavirus pandemic
• ‘If this government stays put, it will be a bleak day for democracy’
• The health of Groningen residents with and without damage to their homes is deteriorating
• Tackle the crisis in a positive way!
• Inaugural lecture Prof. Michel Dückers: more consideration for the problems of people affected by crises is desperately needed
• ‘Professor Dückers: Our crisis approach is far too fragmented’
• High impact of the coronavirus across society calls for a more targeted crisis approach in the future
• ‘We are living in a crisis society’, says Groningen Professor Michel Dückers.’
• ‘‘We really need to learn to cope better with adversity’
• One out of six young people has suicidal thoughts
• Number of young people with suicidal thoughts continues to be high
• More young people ‘mentally unhealthy’, but what does that mean?
• ‘After a flood, attention should also be paid to psychological problems’

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