The article describes research conducted by Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, on children's mental health following Hurricane Katrina.  Specifically, the results of the study showed that children affected by Hurricane Katrina had meaningful increases in clinically significant mental health problems after the storm that persisted for many children for years after the storm.  Children exposed to a high number of hurricane-related stressors - such as seeing someone get hurt or killed, having to evacuate their home, living in a shelter, and losing their home, pet, or meaningful possessions - were the most likely to have ongoing mental health difficulties.  Many of these children also experienced lasting disruptions in their support networks due to long-term displacement and community dissolution after the hurricane.  These findings have relevance for mental health treatment planning for children affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Read the story here: Life After the Storm: Children Who Survived Katrina Offer Lessons