Center Overview
The Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) at New York University (NYU) was founded in 2002 as a university-wide, cross-disciplinary center to improve preparedness and response capabilities to catastrophic events including terrorism, natural disasters, and public health emergencies. Drawing on the resources of NYU’s fourteen schools, CCPR facilitates research projects that address issues ranging from first responder capacity during crises, to public health response, to legal issues relating to security, to private sector crisis management and business continuity.
The Cohen-Nunn Dialogues
PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND: THE CHALLENGES TO AMERICA'S HOMELAND SECURITY
Archived Webcast
from Monday, April 28, 2008
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
New York University - Tishman Auditorium
40 Washington Square South
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Latest Publications
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Stafford Act: Priorities for Reform
October 4, 2007
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The Situation Report: CCPR's Newsletter, Third Quarter 2007
October 3, 2007
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A Program Summary of CCPR's Katrina Research Projects
March 14, 2007
Media Kit
The CCPR Media Kit, an overview
of the Center and its projects, is
now avalable for download (.pdf)
Latest News
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NYPD Peer Support Programs 3-Year Study Provides Groundbreaking Research
April 16, 2008
The New York University Center on Violence and Recovery released the results of a three-year (2005-2007) study on peer support programs for NYPD officers, the Public Safety Trauma Response Study. The study examined police attitudes and beliefs about help seeking for work-related and other stress, awareness and utilization of the peer programs, and how police officers manage day-to-day stress.
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CCPR Hosts Symposium on Large Scale Emergency Readiness
March 10, 2008
March 3, 2008, CCPR and LaSER hosted a national urban preparedness consortium session to kick start the dissemination of its project results.
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Press Release: Stafford Act Report
October 17, 2007
NYU Study Finds Federal Disaster Relief Law Does Not Recognize Modern Threats or Provide Adequate Recovery Aid
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Katrina Research Projects Website
March 14, 2007
On March 1, we were proud to host a panel discussion on the preliminary findings of seven research projects on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Information on these projects is now available on our Katrina Projects Website.
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