A Skill Set for Supporting Displaced Children in Psychological Recovery After Disasters

• 2017

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• Betty Pfefferbaum; Anne Jacobs; Russell Jones; Gilbert Reyes; Karen Wyche
PMID: 28736806DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-017-0814-6

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This review examines intervention practices for helping displaced children, adolescents, and families after natural disasters. It emphasizes enhancing youth resilience, building social connections, and coping with trauma. It uses existing research on relocation and post-disaster intervention to guide practitioners in their efforts to assist displaced youth effectively.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child Health Services; Disasters; Refugees; Social Support; Adolescent; Adaptation, Psychological

Institutions: University of Oklahoma; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN); George Washington University

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