Media Coverage of Hurricanes' Mental Health Impact

The following articles have appeared in Today's Clips, the Hogg Foundation's free mental health news clips service, since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita made landfall. The articles focus on the mental health impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and related topics.The articles are grouped by month and year. Full texts of the articles may be found by visiting the online newspapers. Registration may be required. Unfortunately, links to the articles are not provided because most change over time.

September - December 2006

August 2006
Charities Urged to Do More to Publicize Services . / Chronicle of Philanthropy, Aug. 30
Katrina inspires station to keep on giving / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 30
Activist group sues to ensure FEMA benefits / Associated Press, Aug. 30
Services offered through hotline / Dallas Morning News, Aug. 30
SAMHSA and Ad Council Launch New Ads . / SAMHSA Press Release, Aug. 29
Post-Katrina Commitment: Evacuees in North Texas . / Dallas Morning News, Aug. 29
Volunteers Help Mississippi Recover From Katrina / Philanthropy News Digest, Aug. 29
Gulf Coast Mourns 1 Year After Katrina / Associated Press, Aug. 29
Mental Issues Surge, Suicide Rates Flat Post-Katrina / Morning Edition, NPR, Aug. 29
Preparation needed to avoid Katrina-like troubles / McAllen Monitor, Aug. 29
Evacuees' aid ending, though need is still great / San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 29
Makeshift medicine: One year after Katrina . / Boston Globe, Aug. 28
A flicker of humanity amid Katrina's darkness / San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 28
Study: Katrina survivors find resolve / Associated Press, Aug. 28
Mental illness up among Katrina survivors: study / Reuters, Aug. 28
The Human Cry in New Orleans: Katrina survivors . / HealthDay News, Aug. 28
High achievers from New Orleans staying in S.A. / San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 28
State faces crush of mental health needs . / Lafayette (LA) Daily Advertiser, Aug. 27
'Facing Crisis': Frustration, despair . / Newsweek, Aug. 26
New Orleans' Health-Care System Still in Tatters / HealthDay News, Aug. 25
Katrina's Students Fall Behind / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 25
The stress of trauma: Anniversaries are known triggers / Biloxi (MS) Sun-Herald, Aug. 24
AmeriCares Collaborates With Louisiana . / Philanthropy News Digest, Aug. 24
Atlanta Moves to Motivate, Empower Katrina Evacuees / Los Angeles Times, Aug. 24
Storm's Escape Routes: One Forced, One Chosen / New York Times, Aug. 24
Thousands risk losing rental aid from FEMA / Associated Press, Aug. 24
A year later, Katrina evacuees still struggle / Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 23
Katrina documentary stirs emotions / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 22
Not Too Late for New Orleans / Los Angeles Times, Aug. 20
In wake of hurricane, a mental health crisis / McClatchy Newspapers, Aug. 20
Most nonprofits used their donations wisely . / Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Aug. 20
Overburdened long before Katrina, the public mental health. / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 20
FEMA aids in post-Katrina mental health / United Press International, Aug. 19
Katrina evacuees didn't shock local health care system / Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 19
Hurricane response often ignored mentally ill people / Psychiatr News, Aug. 18
Mental health cases crowd hospitals / New Orleans Times-Picayune, Aug. 18
Houston is right to push evacuees to work / Dallas Morning News, Aug. 18
Ford Foundation Commits to Katrina Relief for 'Long Haul' / Philanthropy News Digest, Aug. 18
Displaced Katrina Victims Continue to Need Help . / Philanthropy News Digest, Aug. 17
Katrina office paves way home / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 16
Houston to get $48 million for evacuee housing / Associated Press, Aug. 15
Katrina Victims Blamed for Houston Crime / Associated Press, Aug. 15
Churches Battling Post - Katrina Depression / Reuters, Aug. 13
Value seen in costly Katrina survey / San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 11
Dr. Phil Visits Post-Katrina New Orleans / Associated Press, Aug. 10
Forum Nearly One Year After Hurricane Katrina / Kaisernetwork.org, Aug. 09
Stress Keeps Police Busy in New Orleans / Associated Press, Aug. 10
Survey shows Katrina woes are far from over . /San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 9
Foundations Committed More Than $577 Million . / Philanthropy News Digest, Aug. 9
Eight New Orleans Schools Start a New Year / Associated Press, Aug. 7
La. Police Who Turned Away Katrina Victims Face Inquiry / Associated Press,Aug. 5
Evacuees get advice on housing strategies / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 3
Agony of New Orleans, Through Spike Lee's Eyes / New York Times, Aug. 3
New Orleans' health care ailing / Associated Press, Aug. 3
New counseling center aids hurricane evacuees / Houston Chronicle, Aug. 2, 2006
Mental Health and Recovery in the Gulf Coast After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita / JAMA. 2006
Mental health needs higher in storm's wake / Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate, Aug. 1
Kellogg Foundation Awards $12.5 Million for Hurricane ... / Philanthropy News Digest, Aug. 1

July 2006
Evacuees win short reprieve / Houston Chronicle, July 27
Experiences of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Shelters... / August 2006,
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SAMHSA News Highlights Hurricane Katrina Lessons... / SAMHSA Press Release, July 25
FEMA looking to recertify evacuees for rent aid / Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 26
New counseling center aids hurricane evacuees / Houston Chronicle, July 26
Rebuild the Coast Fund Awards $8.8 Million, Ceases ... / Philanthropy News Digest, July 25
Experts Seek Best Way To Treat Trauma Reactions / Psychiatr News, July 21
Poll finds blacks turn to faith in crisis / Houston Chronicle, July 24
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation Awards $8 Million... / Philanthropy News Digest, July 24
Among Elderly Evacuees, a Strong Desire to Return Home... / New York Times, July 24
Those seeking psychiatric help has increased after Katrina / Hattiesburg (MS) American, July 19
Mom thinks son slain for being evacuee / Houston Chronicle, July 20
Health care overhaul tall order / New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, July 17
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Matches $500,000 for Gulf ... / Philanthropy News Digest, July 16
Interfaith Committee Leaders Quit Effort to Aid Gulf Churches / Philanthropy News Digest, July 14
Mental-health storm approaches / Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate, July 15
Mentally Disabled Faced Bias Post-Katrina / Associated Press, July 14
Storm victims flood mental health services / Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate, July 15
Ruling lets evacuees pay utilities with leftover FEMA housing aid / Houston Chronicle, July 13
Religious leaders quit panel for Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund / Associated Press, July 13
Lingering Post-Katrina MH Problems May Be `New Normal' for Children / Psychiatr News, July 7
No home, six kids and running out of options / Houston Chronicle, July 2, 2006

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