Wildfires and other disasters resulting from climate-sensitive hazards have been associated with negative mental health outcomes. Previous research has found that nature-based therapy and interaction with nature are associated with a variety of physical and mental health benefits. This dataset is the product of 11 semi-structured interviews with members of a cohort of forest therapy guides who were part of a community recovery pilot program created after the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, an area of Northern California that is increasingly impacted by severe wildfires. The research explored if and how forest therapy can serve as a trauma-informed approach to disaster recovery. Interviews lasted between 46 and 81 minutes and took place between October 14, 2021 and January 4, 2022, via Zoom. Eleven of the fourteen forest therapy guides who were certified as part of the pilot program at the time were interviewed. Interview transcripts have not been made public because complete de-identification is not possible, due to the small study population sample and the personal nature of the conversations. This data publication includes the analytic matrix, which contains summarized, de-identified data from the individual interviews used for analysis. The key informant interview guide has also been shared, along with the documentation of University of Washington’s Human Subjects Division exempt determination. Researchers interested in accessing the restricted data can review the information in the Design Safe Restricted Data Use Protocol document. Funding for this research was provided by the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment (NIEHS Grant #: P30ES007033 to Nicole Errett) and a gift to the Chico State Ecological Reserve (Blake Ellis, Elli Goodsell).
Mission | An Exploratory Study of Perspectives from Forest Therapy Guides in a Wildfire Affected Community.
Cite This Data:
Errett, N., C. Hartwell, J. Randazza, G. Bratman, D. Eisenman, B. Ellis, E. Goodsell, C. Levy (2023). "An Exploratory Study of Perspectives from Forest Therapy Guides in a Wildfire Affected Community.", in Forest therapy as a trauma-informed approach to disaster recovery [Version 2]. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-sffr-0489
This dataset is the product of 11 semi-structured interviews with members of a cohort of forest therapy guides who were part of a community recovery pilot program created after the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, an area of Northern California that is increasingly impacted by severe wildfires. The research explored if and how forest therapy can serve as a trauma-informed approach to disaster recovery. Interviews lasted between 46 and 81 minutes and took place between October 14, 2021 and January 4, 2022, via Zoom. Eleven of the fourteen forest therapy guides who were certified as part of the pilot program at the time were interviewed. Interview transcripts have not been made public because complete de-identification is not possible, due to the small study population sample and the personal nature of the conversations. This data publication includes the analytic matrix, which contains summarized, de-identified data from the individual interviews used for analysis. The key informant interview guide has also been shared, along with the documentation of University of Washington’s Human Subjects Division exempt determination.
Social Science Collection | Forest Therapy as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Disaster Recovery Data Analysis Matrix
Unit of Analysis
Forest therapy guides who were part of a community mental health pilot program in Butte County, California
Interview transcripts have not been made public because complete de- identification is not possible, due to the small study population sample and the personal nature of the conversations. This dataset includes the analytic matrix, which contains summarized, de-identified data from the individual interviews used for analysis.
Description:
This dataset is the product of 11 semi-structured interviews with members of a cohort of forest therapy guides who were part of a community recovery pilot program created after the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, an area of Northern California that is increasingly impacted by severe wildfires. Leveraging the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) six principles of a trauma-informed approach, the research explored if and how forest therapy can serve as a trauma-informed approach to disaster recovery. Interviews lasted between 46 and 81 minutes and took place between October 14, 2021 and January 4, 2022, via Zoom. Eleven of the fourteen forest therapy guides who were certified as part of the pilot program at the time were interviewed. Interview transcripts have not been made public because complete de-identification is not possible, due to the small study population sample and the personal nature of the conversations. This dataset includes the analytic matrix, which contains summarized, de-identified data from the individual interviews used for analysis.
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Data Matrix
Research Planning Collection | Request for Authorization for Use of Restricted Data
Data Collectors
Description:
This collection of documents includes the Design Safe Restricted Data Use Protocol as well as the addendum to that document, the Confidentiality Pledge for Restricted Data Use. This collection is designed to provide researchers who are interested in accessing restricted data with the information of the steps and qualifications required to be considered to access this dataset.
The first step for researchers interested in accessing the restricted data for this project would be to contact one of the researchers whose emails is listed on the project home page.
However, in the event that no one from that team can be reached, researchers can download and follow the steps in the Restricted Data Use Protocol. Only if all criteria are met will requests for access to restricted data use be considered.
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Confidentiality Agreement
Protocol
Research Planning Collection | Forest Therapy as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Disaster Recovery Interview Guide and IRB documentation
Data Collectors
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Description:
This research explored if and how forest therapy can serve as a trauma-informed approach to disaster recovery. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of a cohort of forest therapy guides who were part of a community recovery pilot program created after the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, an area of Northern California that is increasingly impacted by severe wildfires. The interview guide used to facilitate these conversations is included in this collection and was informed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) six principles of a trauma-informed approach. The University of Washington's Disclosure of Exempt IRB Status has also been shared.
