Disaster Exposure and Mental Health Among Puerto Rican Youths After Hurricane Maria

2019153 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Rosaura Orengo‐Aguayo · National Center for Victims of Crime

Regan W. Stewart · Medical University of South Carolina

Michael A. de Arellano · Medical University of South Carolina

Joy Lynn Suárez-Kindy · Carlos Albizu University

Abstract

Survey results indicate that Hurricane Maria exposed Puerto Rican youths to high levels of disaster-related stressors, and youths reported high levels of PTSD and depressive symptoms. Results are currently being used by the Puerto Rico Department of Education to inform targeted and sustainable evidence-based practices aimed at improving mental health outcomes for Puerto Rico's youths.

Topics & Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Resilience and Mental Health Disaster Response and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. e192619-e192619

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2619

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