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 ...

Twenty-three years ago, “Sesame Street” aired a remarkable series of episodes during which the iconic puppets and their human friends must recover from a hurricane. One focus is Big Bird’s struggle to ...

Jeffrey Upperman, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, talks about why the U.S. needs a coordinated initiative to emphasize the impact of disasters on children ...

The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days. Among the devastation were 11 public and private schools and 30 child care facilities. In all, the fires ...

Little is known about how and why children differ in their post-traumatic stress symptom patterns after disasters. Understanding factors that place children at risk for chronic symptoms is necessary ...