@article{ref1,
title="Weathering the storm: persistent effects and psychological first aid with children displaced by Hurricane Katrina",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2010",
author="Cain, Daphne S. and Plummer, Carol A. and Fisher, Rakinzie M. and Bankston, Toni Q.",
volume="3",
number="4",
pages="330-343",
abstract="There is a growing body of research on mental health outcomes among, and interventions with, children exposed to disaster. A recommended form of postdisaster intervention is psychological first aid (PFA). This research examines the use of a 6-week PFA group intervention among children ages 5 to 15 displaced due to Hurricane Katrina. Within 20 months post-Katrina, children participated in the Weathering the Storm Psychological First Aid (WTS PFA) groups in public schools and at a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailer park. A total of 99 children (95% African American) completed the WTS PFA intervention. Mean posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scores remained in the moderate range two years postevent. Postintervention scores reflect a statistically significant improvement in PTSD symptoms among the sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1080/19361521.2010.523063",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2010.523063"
}