Abstract
People with serious mental illness (SMI) endure daunting biopsychosocial challenges during and after disasters, many of which are the result of stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion. This paper considers the capabilities of the Clubhouse model to facilitate the development of disaster resilience capacities among people with SMI through increased access to social capital resources. Looking at the roles of Clubhouses in the lives of those with SMI through a social capital lens, this analysis explores the influence of social stigma and meaningful engagement as determinants of vulnerability and resilience on the disaster risk continuum. The analysis concludes with an exploration of both the current and potential dynamics between the Clubhouse model and bonding, bridging, and linking social capital, as well as their integrative roles within a variety of strategies for the pre-disaster resilience enhancement of community members with SMI.