Children displaced by Hurricane Katrina: A focus group study

Betty Pfefferbaum; J. Brian Houston; Karen Fraser Wyche; Richard L. Van Horn; Gilbert Reyes; Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter; Carol S North

doi:10.1080/15325020701741989

Children displaced by Hurricane Katrina: A focus group study

Betty Pfefferbaum, J. Brian Houston, Karen Fraser Wyche, Richard L. Van Horn, Gilbert Reyes, Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter, Carol S North

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Abstract

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 aspects of the new communities in which they resided. Attempts to help displaced children must begin with a full understanding of the individual experiences and reactions of those being served rather than being based on assumptions about what may have occurred.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-318
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Loss and Trauma
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15325020701741989
State	Published - Jul 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Phychiatric Mental Health
Social Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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