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Baggerly, Jennifer; Ceballos, Peggy; Rodríguez, Mónica; Reyes, Ana G. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2022
Adaptations for specific cultural populations are needed to respond to children affected by natural disasters. After Hurricane María, we provided disaster response training to mental health professionals and Disaster Response Play Therapy services to children in Puerto Rico. In this article, we describe culturally specific, field-tested…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Weather, Children, Mental Health
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Felix, Erika; Hernandez, Lino A.; Bravo, Milagros; Ramirez, Rafael; Cabiya, Jose; Canino, Glorisa – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
We examined the persistence of psychiatric disorders at approximately 18 and 30 months after a hurricane among a random sample of the child and adolescent population (4-17 years) of Puerto Rico. Data were obtained from caretaker-child dyads (N = 1,886) through in person interviews with primary caretakers (all children) and youth (11-17 years)…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Adolescents, Puerto Ricans, Screening Tests