Children Displaced By Hurricanes Katrina And Rita Not Receiving Sustained Mental Health Aid From Schools

Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students’ mental health needs over the long term, according to a RAND Corporation study.”Mental health responses were good during the early part of the crisis, but most schools were not able to sustain their efforts,” said Lisa H. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on October 20th, 2007