The Aftermath Of Katrina: Effect On Hearts, Minds To Linger
A second storm is poised to swamp the victims of Hurricane Katrina: a wave of psychological aftereffects whose consequences could last years.
Mental health experts watching last week’s catastrophe — including some working in the disaster zone and others who have taken in storm refugees — are urging that psychological first aid be a priority. Though relief concerns so far have focused on possible disease outbreaks, they warn that the storm’s victims are equally threatened by traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, family disruption and violence.
The experts are particularly concerned by the effect of the storm on children, whose parents may be so traumatized that they cannot buffer or interpret the experience for their kids.
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I am planning on doing an art project with kids re-loacted in Philadelphia. I hope to have follow up projects with the same kids as a way of allowing them to express what they cannot with words. I think the children are most affected by this experience but as I watch people reach out more and more, all the kids seem to need is their mom or dad by their side.
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