Scoping Review on Trauma and Recovery in Youth After Natural Disasters: What Europe Can Learn From Natural Disasters Around the World

• 2024

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• Andreas Witt; Cedric Sachser; Jörg Fegert
PMID: 35426528DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-01983-y

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This article reviews how young people recover from natural disasters, focusing on Europe. It describes how climate change is causing more disasters like floods and wildfires in Europe. The study looks at 15 research papers with over 11,000 children aged 3-18 worldwide. It identifies different recovery paths: resilience, recovery, chronic issues, and delayed responses. Risk factors include being female or having less social support. A stepped care approach is suggested for treatment to help build resilience and aid recovery in affected youth through screenings and interventions like trauma-focused therapy or classroom-based programs.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Trauma

Audience: Behavioral Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Disasters; Europe; Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Adolescent; Recovery of Function; Resilience, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological

Institutions: University of Ulm

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