TY - JOUR
T1 - Children displaced by Hurricane Katrina
T2 - A focus group study
AU - Pfefferbaum, Betty
AU - Houston, J. Brian
AU - Wyche, Karen Fraser
AU - Van Horn, Richard L.
AU - Reyes, Gilbert
AU - Jeon-Slaughter, Haekyung
AU - North, Carol S
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/15325020701741989
DO - 10.1080/15325020701741989
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:46349091028
SN - 1532-5024
VL - 13
SP - 303
EP - 318
JO - Journal of Loss and Trauma
JF - Journal of Loss and Trauma
IS - 4
ER -