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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2016

Schools and Disasters: Safety and Mental Health Assessment and Interventions for Children.

Betty S Lai, Ann-Margaret Esnard, Sarah R Lowe, Lori Peek

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Betty S LaiSchool of Public Health, Georgia State University, 1 Park Place, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA. blai@gsu.edu.
Ann-Margaret EsnardAndrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 14 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
Sarah R LoweDepartment of Psychology, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA.
Lori PeekDepartment of Sociology, Colorado State University, B-237 Clark Building, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article draws on experiences and lessons from global disasters and utilizes the United Nations Comprehensive School Safety Framework to highlight the necessary role of safe schools in protecting children, as well as adult staff, from the immediate threats and long-term implications of disasters. Specifically, we focus on three well-established pillars of school safety: Pillar I: Safe Learning Facilities; Pillar II: Disaster Management; and Pillar III: Risk Reduction and Resilience Education. In addition, we propose a potential fourth pillar, which underscores the function of schools in postdisaster mental health assessment and intervention for children. We argue that schools offer a central location and trusted institutional space for mental health assessment and intervention after disasters. We also examine the important linkages between schools, child mental health, and household and family recovery. We conclude with recommendations for filling gaps in research and practice related to ensuring the safety of schools and the associated health and well-being of children in the face of future disasters.

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DisastersRisk Reduction BehaviorSafetySchool Health ServicesChildHumansMental DisordersMental HealthAssessmentChildrenDisastersInterventionPosttraumatic stressResilienceRisk reductionSafetySchools

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