The Burden of Disaster: Part II. Applying Interventions Across the Child’s Social Ecology

• 2012

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• Rose Pfefferbaum; Anne Jacobs; Mary Noffsinger; Betty Pfefferbaum; Kathleen Sherrieb; Fran Norris
PMID: 23894798

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This article discusses disaster mental health interventions for children within different social systems: Micro-, Meso-, Exo-, and Macrosystems. It covers interventions involving family, schools, community organizations, and public policies to support children's mental health after disasters. The social ecology paradigm highlights the importance of relationships among these systems in providing services for children in their natural environment.

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Hazards: Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals; Schools & Childcare Providers

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

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Cooperative Behavior; Crisis Intervention; Delivery of Health Care; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Health Services Accessibility; Public Policy; Social Environment; Social Support; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Resilience, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Institutions: University of Oklahoma; Phoenix College; Dartmouth College; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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