Children of Iniki : effects of evacuation and intervention.
Material type: TextSeries: Quick response research report ; 70Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : University of Colorado, 1994Description: 22 pDDC classification:- 155.935083 20
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On September 11, 1992 Hurricane Iniki, a category 4 storm struck the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The hurricane carried sustained winds of 145 miles per hour with gusts up to 175 mph. Seventy-one percent of homes on the island were damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated to be close to two billion dollars. The entire community was affected. Research reported here was designed to address three questions: 1) What was the incidence of PTSD symptons among elementary-school-aged children on Kauai following Hurricane Iniki? 2) Did incidence of PTSD symptons differ between children who were evacuated from the island postdisaster and non-evacuees? 3) Did the large-scale school-wide interventions implemented on Kauai in the weeks following the hurricane mitigate incidence and severity of PTSD symptoms in children who participated in the interventions compared to those who did not? It was hoped that data relevant to questions 2 & 3 might contribute to decisions regarding evacuation and psychological interventions following future natural disasters
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