School and Community Influences on the Long Term Post-Disaster Recovery of Children and Youth Following Hurricane Georges

• 2013

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• Erika Felix; Sukkyung You; Glorisa Canino
PMID: 25414531DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fjcop.21590

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This article explores how schools and communities affect children's mental health recovery after Hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico (1998). It describes a study with 1,637 children and caregivers who were interviewed about their experiences. For younger kids, hurricane exposure increased mental health issues, but school and community factors didn't matter much. For older youth, witnessing violence at school or in the community worsened mental health problems. The study highlights that both positive neighborhood environments and supportive teacher attitudes can help reduce these issues for non-exposed youth but not for those directly affected by the hurricane.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Public Health Professionals; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disasters; Natural Disasters; Psychopathology; Puerto Rico; Schools; Social Environment; Community Networks; Cyclonic Storms; Mental Health Recovery

Institutions: University of California, Santa Barbara; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; University of Puerto Rico

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