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Direct linkFukuchi, Naru; Koh, Eugen – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2022
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011 leaving more than 400,000 people, including 100,000 children, homeless. These displaced children lived in temporary housing and 'temporarily' attended schools, which provided them with professional mental health support after the disaster. This paper highlights the role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Anxiety, Trauma
Download full textNational Center for Homeless Education, 2022
For youth separated from their parents or guardians because of a disaster, school provides a stable and secure environment, offering structure and supports to help them overcome the trauma they have experienced and regain their academic, social, and emotional footing. Therefore, schools and school districts or local educational agencies (LEAs) and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Natural Disasters, Homeless People, Federal Legislation
Goetz, Amy R.; Kennedy, Sarah M.; Kook, Minjee; Guzick, Andrew G.; Nwankwo, Gifty N. Amos; Hana, Lynn M.; Schneider, Sophie C.; Cepeda, Sandra L.; Weinzimmer, Saira A.; Shah, Asim A.; Goodman, Wayne K.; Salloum, Alison; Ehrenreich-May, Jill; Storch, Eric A. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Hurricane Harvey struck southeast Texas in August 2017 resulting in widespread destruction and significant emotional distress. Objective: We examined the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapeutic intervention delivered to youth with emotional disorders in a large, community health system following this hurricane. Methods:…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Trauma, Psychotherapy, Counseling Effectiveness
Felipe Narváez – Childhood Education, 2024
Fútbol Más, which began in three communities in Santiago, Chile 17 years ago, is now a global program that has had a direct presence in 11 countries around the world. Originally, the intention was to develop an intervention through which a social worker professional and a physical education professional would promote life skills and build…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Physical Activities, Athletics, Partnerships in Education
Vos, Saskia R.; Clark-Ginsberg, Aaron; Puente-Duran, Sofia; Salas-Wright, Christopher P.; Duque, Maria C.; Herrera, Ivonne Calderón; Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M.; Castillo, Melissa N.; Lee, Tae Kyoung; Garcia, Maria Fernanda; Fernandez, Cristina A.; Hanson, Marissa; Scaramutti, Carolina; Schwartz, Seth J. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2021
Crisis migration refers to displacement of large numbers of individuals and families from their home countries due to wars, dictatorial governments, and other critical hazards (e.g., hurricanes). Although crisis migration can adversely influence direct and indirect effects on the mental health of adults and their children collectively as families,…
Descriptors: Migration, Trauma, Stress Variables, Mental Health
Nazar Khalid; Jere Behrman; Emily Hannum; Amrit Thapa – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2024
Floods cause extensive damage in high-income countries, including the United States, but problems are more severe in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that lack preventative and mitigating infrastructure. Marginalized children's education in LMICs might be particularly vulnerable. Using the Indian Human Development Survey, we investigate…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Student Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters
Ribeiro, Ana Sofia; Silva, Isabel – Global Studies of Childhood, 2021
In the aftermath of catastrophes, art based participatory research has proven to be a useful tool for evoking emotions and knowledge in affected children, as well as for informing risk education and recovery psychology practices. Framed by disaster risk reduction and environmental philosophy, this article analyses a sample of drawings produced by…
Descriptors: Trauma, Emotional Response, Children, Freehand Drawing
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
Jones, Verity; Gorell Barnes, Lucy; McEwen, Lindsey; Whitehouse, Sarah; Williams, Sara – Primary Science, 2022
The authors describe their resources for raising awareness and encouraging positive water behaviours among young children. The DRY (Drought Risk and You) project brought together a multidisciplinary team to create a research-informed storybook and teachers' notes for 7- to 11-year-olds. This article takes a brief look at the book and reflects on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Young Children, Natural Disasters
Abel, Madelaine R.; Hambrick, Erin P.; Vernberg, Eric M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Talking about past experiences with parents is generally thought to promote positive psychological adjustment in children. Less is known about parent-child co-reminiscing when discussing past traumatic experiences, such as natural disasters, a unique type of shared trauma that can have long-lasting, and variable, psychological impacts…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Natural Disasters, Trauma
Shah, Hazel J.; Lai, Betty S.; Leroux, Audrey J.; La Greca, Annette M.; Colgan, Courtney A.; Medzhitova, Julia – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: As access to open data is increasing, researchers gain the opportunity to build integrated datasets and to conduct more powerful statistical analyses. However, using open access data presents challenges for researchers in understanding the data. Visuals allow researchers to address these challenges by facilitating a greater…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Children, Responses, Access to Information
Heath, Melissa A.; Cutrer-Párraga, Elizabeth A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
Historically, disaster response efforts have focused primarily on basic physical survival and safety--addressing medical emergencies and ensuring adequate shelter and supplies of food and water. However, in addition to physical survival, relief efforts must also consider strategies to promote emotional healing and psychological well-being. In…
Descriptors: Trauma, Well Being, Intervention, Spiritual Development
Raccanello, Daniela; Rocca, Emmanuela; Barnaba, Veronica; Vicentini, Giada; Hall, Rob; Brondino, Margherita – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Following disasters, children and adolescents can use coping strategies to feel better. A growing body of studies investigated the relation between them and maladjustment/adjustment, i.e., negative symptomatology/positive indicators of development. Yet, these constructs are studied separately. Objective: We conducted two meta-analyses…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Coping, Adjustment (to Environment), Correlation
Mutch, Carol; Latai, Leua – Pastoral Care in Education, 2019
Schools regularly find themselves dealing with the aftermath of family, community and national tragedies. In this article, two university-based educators share their experiences of working with schools to engage children in arts-based activities to support the processing of the traumatic events they endured. In both cases, children in local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Activities, Trauma, Natural Disasters
McIntosh, Tiara – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
This article presents the natural disaster and how it affects children over the world. When there is a natural disaster occurring such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, it can affect not only the family but the children as well. The children are often left to relocate, live with other family members, or separated from their parents. Natural…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Intervention, Trauma, Children
