Hurricane Katrina's effects on children: Resilience and gender
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 03:35
in Health & Medicine
Rebuilding schools after Hurricane Katrina and providing supportive environments and relationships have helped many children reduce their levels of overall trauma from the hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005, according to a new study. A second study found that girls had distinct stress reactions from boys in the aftermath of the storm.