Saturday, February 03, 2007

Study: Thousands of children still having major problems after Katrina

Up to 35,000 children—one-third of those across the Gulf Coast still displaced by Hurricane Katrina—are having major problems with mental health, behavior or school, a new study indicates. To make things worse, many of their parents are depressed as well, leaving them less able to help the children, said Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness and president of the Children’s Health Fund, which conducted the study together.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 02/03 at 10:17 AM
Children • Depression • Parenting • PTSD • Stress • (0) Comments • Permalink
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