Disasters and Their Effects on Children

• 2010

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• Julia Lynch; Joe Wathen; Eric Tham; Patrick Mahar; Stephen Berman
PMID: 21056733DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yapd.2010.09.005

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The article discusses the devastating impact of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. This natural disaster resulted in a significant humanitarian crisis, with over 222,570 fatalities, 600,000 injuries, and more than 1 million internally displaced individuals. Shockingly, around 110,000 of the injured were children, emphasizing the vulnerability of this demographic. The statistics from this earthquake rival those of the 2004 Asian tsunami despite the latter affecting multiple countries. The epicenter of this earthquake was in Leogane, just 25 km from the capital city of Port-au-Prince, focusing the destruction mainly on the island of Hispaniola in Haiti.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audience: Behavioral Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response; Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Age Factors; Child; Child Welfare; Disasters; Earthquakes; Mental Health; Relief Work; Risk Factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress, Physiological

Institutions: University of Colorado; Children's Hospital Colorado; U.S. Army

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