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

April 26, 2019Open Access

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

RORosaura Orengo‐AguayoMedical University of South Carolina RSRegan W. StewartUniversity of Ulster MAMichael A. de ArellanoMedical University of South Carolina

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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.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbfa50498b35d3e6a3d974 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2619

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