As COVID-19 first broke in March 2020 and California wildfires raged, one thing became clear: The field of psychiatry needed a new way of thinking about and responding to complicated, overlapping ...
The wildfires in Southern California earlier this year were another sobering reminder of the devastating impact of natural disasters on local communities, and Connecticut is certainly not immune.
On Earth Day, April 22, a film screening and panel discussing natural disasters’ impact on disability community will take place at Tampa Theater. This event is hosted by YES! of America United, in ...
Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events ...
Merdjanoff believes we can learn lessons from the long-term impact of Hurricane Katrina and use the research findings to predict future mental health needs following other disasters, like the recent ...
Terrorism and large-scale disasters elicit a spectrum of psychological responses, ranging from acute stress reactions and transient fear to chronic conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, ...
Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events ...
Disasters are tragedies. Yet they can serve as laboratories for understanding the physical and social factors governing them. Valuable information gathered during the hours, days, months, and years ...
Climate change and environmental degradation are worsening the impacts of disasters on vulnerable people – making it vital that environmental and humanitarian organizations work more closely together, ...