Responding Creatively to Family Needs of Hospital Staff: Caring for Children of Caretakers During a Disaster

• 2006

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• Susan Buttross
PMID: 16735281DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-0099t

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The article discusses the preparedness and response of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) to Hurricane Katrina's impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The hospital's revised disaster plan included a focus on child mental health, addressing issues like anxiety and separation. The division of developmental and behavioral medicine outlined strategies to support children in different scenarios, such as providing assistance in the emergency department, caring for children whose parents were missing, and offering intensive psychological services. The article highlights the importance of considering child care and mental health in disaster planning and response efforts.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Child Care; Child, Preschool; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Family; Family Relations; Health Personnel; Hospital Administration; Hospitals; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Mississippi; Pediatrics; Personnel, Hospital; Adolescent

Institutions: University of Mississippi

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