What is…
PLAN–CARE–HEAL?
PLAN–CARE–HEAL is a framework that supports heritage professionals and community groups in the ethical collection and documentation of contemporary disasters.
The term “disasters” is used broadly to include crises, mass violence, accidents, and other unexpected or potentially traumatic events, as well as their associated practices, such as spontaneous memorials.
Grounded in trauma-informed principles, the framework offers both practical and conceptual guidance across three phases: preparedness (PLAN), acute response (CARE), and longer-term healing and legacy-building (HEAL).
Plan
The preparedness phase helps you to prepare, learn, allocate and network
Care
The acute phase is where you use context to help you assess, respond and engage
Heal
Heal, employ, adapt and legacy – this stage is all about long term management
Sponsors and Affiliates
The PLAN-CARE-HEAL framework was created by Dr Kostas Arvanitis, Dr Robert Simpson and Lesley Cheung, at the University of Manchester, and was funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council.
