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Smilan, Cathy – Childhood Education, 2009
Natural disasters are among the numerous events known to have a significant probability of producing trauma in school-age children, given the critical mental, physical, social, and emotional development that occurs during childhood. Studies involving children who have experienced natural disasters point to a significant increase in psychological…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Learning Activities, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Children
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Peek, Lori; Stough, Laura M. – Child Development, 2010
An estimated 200 million children worldwide experience various forms of disability. This critical review extrapolates from existing literature in 2 distinct areas of scholarship: one on individuals with disabilities in disaster, and the other on children in disaster. The extant literature suggests that various factors may contribute to the…
Descriptors: Poverty, Caregivers, Social Networks, Disabilities
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Houston, J. Brian; Pfefferbaum, Betty; Reyes, Gilbert – Prevention Researcher, 2008
Media coverage of disasters is often pervasive, continuous, and intense. Because media use has been found to influence the way that individuals view the world, it is worth reviewing how such coverage affects children who do not directly experience a disaster. This article reviews what is known about how disaster coverage in traditional media…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, News Reporting, Children, Mass Media Effects
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Mehtar, Mohamad; Mukaddes, Nahit Motavalli – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Although children and adolescents with developmental disabilities are said to have higher risks of abuse than those without, trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are little examined in those diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Our study aims to assess trauma types, prevalence, risk factors and symptoms; and PTSD in…
Descriptors: Accidents, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Autism
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Jayachandran, Seema – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
Smoke from massive wildfires blanketed Indonesia in late 1997. This paper examines the impact that this air pollution (particulate matter) had on fetal, infant, and child mortality. Exploiting the sharp timing and spatial patterns of the pollution and inferring deaths from "missing children" in the 2000 Indonesian Census, I find that the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Foreign Countries, Pollution, Natural Disasters
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Carson, Russell L. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
In August and September 2005, two violent hurricanes--Katrina and Rita--hit Louisiana. Hundreds of thousands of residents were relocated to temporary living communities, where most of the economically poor remain today. This state's largest trailer community, "Renaissance Village," was erected almost overnight in a cow pasture in Baker,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Children, Elementary Education, Natural Disasters
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Cohen, Judith A.; Jaycox, Lisa H.; Walker, Douglas W.; Mannarino, Anthony P.; Langley, Audra K.; DuClos, Jennifer L. – Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2009
Project Fleur-de-lis[TM] (PFDL) was established to provide a tiered approach to triage and treat children experiencing trauma symptoms after Hurricane Katrina. PFDL provides school screening in schools in New Orleans and three tiers of evidence-based treatment (EBT) to disaster-exposed children utilizing a public health approach to meet the…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Weather, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Pfefferbaum, Betty; Houston, J. Brian; Wyche, Karen Fraser; Van Horn, Richard L.; Reyes, Gilbert; Jeon-Slaughter, Haekyung; North, Carol S. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
Focus groups were conducted with 23 children and adolescents, aged 9 to 17 years, who relocated from Louisiana to Texas following Hurricane Katrina to explore their disaster, evacuation, and resettlement experiences. The resilience described by some was remarkable and, despite evidence of cultural disparity and stigma, many identified positive…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Migration, Natural Disasters, Children
Bhushan, Braj; Kumar, J. Sathya – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2007
The Akkaraipettai village of the Nagapatinam district of Tamilnadu, India, was one of the areas most affected by the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004. This study was conducted to assess the psychological effect of the tsunami on adolescents. The impact of the trauma was both measured and examined from a cultural perspective.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Gender Differences, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Comer, Jonathan S.; Furr, Jami M.; Beidas, Rinad S.; Babyar, Heather M.; Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study examined children's media use (i.e., amount of television and Internet usage) and relationships to children's perceptions of societal threat and personal vulnerability. The sample consisted of 90 community youth aged 7 to 13 years (M = 10.8; 52.2% male) from diverse economic backgrounds. Analyses found children's television use to be…
Descriptors: Internet, Anxiety, Children, Early Adolescents
Eksi, Aysel; Peykerli, Gulcan; Saydam, Reyhan; Toparla, Derya; Braun, Kathryn L. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
Case histories of five earthquake survivors are presented. One girl and four boys aged 10-15 were interviewed 2 days to 8 weeks following a devastating 7.4 earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey. At initial assessment, all met criteria for PTSD with major depressive and anxiety symptoms. Two children experienced vivid intrusive voices, one experienced…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychologists, Foreign Countries
Murphy, Patricia Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine Texas Public School counselors' perceptions of family strengths in Hurricane Katrina African American evacuee children and adolescents and in their families. An additional purpose of this study was to determine how these counselors may have called upon these perceived strengths to intervene in…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Adolescents, School Districts, School Counselors
Gil, Eliana, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Featuring in-depth case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. The book describes what posttraumatic play looks like and how it can foster resilience and coping. Demonstrated are applications of play, art, and other expressive therapies with…
Descriptors: Grief, Play Therapy, Children, Coping
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Mohay, Heather; Forbes, Nicole – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2009
A significant number of children suffer long-term psychological disturbance following exposure to a natural disaster. Evidence suggests that a dose-response relationship exists, so that children and adolescents who experience the most intense or extensive exposure to the risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are likely to develop…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Natural Disasters, Children
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2008
Reactions to the trauma of an earthquake are likely to show up in children's behavior at school, and teachers can play an important role in the recovery of their students. By better understanding students' reactions, teachers can be prepared to provide appropriate support within the school setting. By being informed about trauma, teachers and…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Emotional Problems, Coping, Guides
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