FRONTRUNNERS 大規模災害の被災者の心に寄り添い続ける精神科認定看護師 米倉一磨（PSYCHIATRIC NURSE IN FUKUSHIMA – YONEKURA KAZUMA)

2011年に福島県を襲った東日本大震災と原発事故。心身の不調を訴える住民が続出する中、15年に渡り、心のケアを続けてきた、精神科認定看護師で「こころのケアセンターなごみ」のセンター長、米倉一磨。精神保健福祉士や社会福祉士など多職種でチームを組み、積極的に患者のもとを訪問。ときに医療の垣根を超えながら、被災者たちの生活そのものを支える米倉たちの取り組みを追う。

An earthquake on March 11, 2011 caused a nuclear disaster in Fukushima. For 15 years, psychiatric nurse Yonekura Kazuma has supported locals affected emotionally by evacuation and uncertainty. Yonekura Kazuma is a certified psychiatric nurse, and the head of an NPO care center “Nagomi.” This NPO has a multidisciplinary team, featuring nurses, social workers, and mental health social workers. Yonekura and his colleagues proactively visit residents, providing early care.