This project synthesized data across multiple studies of children's post-disaster outcomes to understand patterns (i.e., trajectories) of post-traumatic stress symptom responses and the risk factors ...

Navigating a natural disaster can be challenging, but you can look after your mental health by giving yourself time to adjust, limiting your news consumption, and reaching out for support.

Being displaced after a natural disaster can cause kids to feel cut off from their social supports, routines, and sense of security. Enduring a natural disaster can make children feel depressed and ...

Displacement from natural disasters increases depression and anxiety, with permanent displacement posing the highest risk. Younger adults, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals are more ...

When a train derailed in East Palestine in February 2023, it left lasting damage on the surrounding environment and the village's psyche. Nine months after a train derailed in East Palestine releasing ...

Here’s how Duke experts are thinking about the less visible impact of natural disaster on us: our health, both mind and body. Disaster 101: This is part of a series that looks at how communities ...

Mental health professionals are bringing attention to a surge in psychological injuries, coinciding with an increase in severe weather events across the United States, reported the Psychiatric Times.