Mental Health and Recovery in the Gulf Coast After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Weisler, Richard H.; Barbee, James G.; Townsend, Mark H.

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“…26 As a result, funding for crisis counseling programs essential for connecting IDPs to community mental health resources has since ended. 27 More than half of the population we sampled met criteria for major depressive disorder, which is similar to previously reported rates, and similar or higher than rates reported for other IDP populations. 28 With suicide attempt and suicide rates nearly four times the state's baseline rates, three-quarters of survey respondents reported receiving no counseling or support services since displacement, and more than two-thirds of those with major depressive disorder or suicidal ideation had not received mental health services since displacement.…”

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Access To Care Among Displaced Mississippi Residents In FEMA Travel Trailer Parks Two Years After Katrina

2008

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ABSTRACT:The health care needs of Gulf Coast residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 who remain in travel trailer parks nearly three years later have not been evaluated. We conducted a population-based assessment of the health care access of residents of these travel trailer parks in Mississippi. Our findings indicate a worsening of chronic disease, mental illness, and barriers to health care access since displacement. Meeting both the chronic disease and the mental health needs of people displaced by the hurricanes of 2005 is essential for ensuring their full recovery and that of the region. [Health Affairs 27,no. 5

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Access To Care Among Displaced Mississippi Residents In FEMA Travel Trailer Parks Two Years After Katrina

2008

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“…First, the data did not capture use of non-VA services; although the formal medical system had limited capacity to absorb new patients in the aftermath of the storm, some displaced veterans may have obtained care outside of the VA through specialized programs such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Hurricane Assistance Project (5). Second, the study relied on administrative data and thus could not address key issues, such as the appropriateness or quality of care or potential adverse outcomes from nonreceipt of services.…”

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Swept Away: Use of General Medical and Mental Health Services Among Veterans Displaced By Hurricane Katrina

Druss¹,

Henderson²,

Rosenheck³

2007

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“…Older adults, defined for this report as adults age 65 or older, are especially vulnerable during and after disasters (Bei et al, 2013;Malik et al, 2017;Weisler, Barbee, and Townsend, 2006). For example, half of the deaths from Hurricane Katrina were adults age 75 and older (Brunkard, Namulanda, and Ratard, 2008), and 63 percent of the deaths after the 1995 heat wave in Chicago were adults age 65 or older (Whitman et al, 1997).…”

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Improving Disaster Resilience Among Older Adults: Insights from Public Health Departments and Aging-in-Place Efforts

Shih¹,

Acosta²,

Chen³

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Mental Health and Recovery in the Gulf Coast After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Cited by 173 publications

References 9 publications

Access To Care Among Displaced Mississippi Residents In FEMA Travel Trailer Parks Two Years After Katrina

Access To Care Among Displaced Mississippi Residents In FEMA Travel Trailer Parks Two Years After Katrina

Swept Away: Use of General Medical and Mental Health Services Among Veterans Displaced By Hurricane Katrina

Improving Disaster Resilience Among Older Adults: Insights from Public Health Departments and Aging-in-Place Efforts

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