Hurricanes and Mental Health
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Schools' mental health responses after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
OBJECTIVE After the displacement of students following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, schools in several states enrolled many students with potential mental health needs. This study sought to understand how schools perceived the mental health needs of these students and what mental health programs they implemented. METHODS Mental health personnel at 19 public schools or school systems and 11 pr...
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HURRICANE KATRINA WAS THE MOST DEVASTATING natural disaster in US history. Large parts of New Orleans and nearby Louisiana parishes were destroyed. About 90 000 square miles of the Gulf Coast, an area roughly the size of Great Britain, was declared a federal disaster area. The often contaminated flood waters covering much of New Orleans for almost 2 months contained a mix of raw sewage, bacteri...
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Miranda DS, Choonara I. Arch Dis Child (2010). doi:10.1136/adc.2009.178145 1 of 2 HURRICANES A hurricane is a large rotating storm with a central area of very low pressure and strong winds greater than 74 mph (118 km/h). 1 The hurricane is graded 1–5 in relation to the strength of the winds, which can be greater than 155 mph (249 km/h, category 5). 2 Hurricanes arise from warm, moist air from ...
متن کاملSan Antonio Mental Health Disaster Consortium: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a personal perspective.
TOPIC This is the personal perspective of the author's experience during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As a member of a professional mental health volunteer organization, this chronicles 3 months' experience in the local shelters. PURPOSE Difficulties with organizational support and structure hampered the effectiveness and functioning of this volunteer organization in the shelters. To identify...
متن کاملUse of mental health services by nursing home residents after hurricanes.
OBJECTIVE A growing body of research supports the value of mental health intervention to treat people affected by disasters. This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate pre- and posthurricane mental health service use in Florida nursing homes. METHODS A questionnaire was administered to 258 directors of nursing, administrators, and owners of nursing homes, representing two-thirds of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hispanic Health Care International
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1540-4153,1938-8993
DOI: 10.1177/1540415318804290