Caring for the forgotten children: rebuilding puerto rico after hurricane maria, earthquakes, and covid-19

The objectives of this session are as follows: 1) to appreciate the experience and vulnerabilities of communities experiencing recurrent disaster events; 2) to understand the circumstances faced by already-disenfranchised communities when impacted by multiple natural disasters and to learn about disparities in the ability to recover among different sectors of the population; 3) to learn about actions and strategies taken by child and adolescent psychiatrists and other child mental health professionals to mitigate the ill effects of a disaster on communities in Puerto Rico (PR) and to facilitate recovery and resilience; and 4) to learn about engagement of community stakeholders to promote acute and long-term recovery peridisaster, and how to provide mental health support and clinical expertise to these groups.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 66 Source Type: research