Helping Your Child Cope with a Disaster

2018CDC

Disasters are stressful events that can cause substantial harm to communities and families. After a disaster, children may develop symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental health plays an important role in physical health, school performance, behavior, and long-term quality of life. Therefore, it is important to keep children physically and mentally safe during and after a disaster.

Key wordsdisaster / mental health

CountriesGlobal

CategoryPublication