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Free Event Planned For Santa Barbara To Help People Deal With Trauma Of Thomas Fire And Flooding

A community event is planned for this week on the South Coast to help people cope with the trauma and stress created by the Thomas Fire, and the Santa Barbara County flood.

The program featuring a panel of UC Santa Barbara psychologists is called “Promoting Resilience In The Wake Of Local Disasters.”

The free event will take place at 7 Thursday night at the New Vic Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.