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

July - August 2006

May - June 2006

April 2006
Mental health: Young on Coast affected / Jackson Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), April 30
In Rebuilding as in the Disaster, Wealth and Class Help Define ... / New York Times, April 25
Katrina's Children Struggle With Fears / Associated Press, April 23
Katrina Lessons / New York Times, April 21
Forgotten in New Orleans / New York Times, April 20
Storm Evacuees Are Straining Texas Hosts / New York Times, April 20
Alabama, Iowa Receive Over $1 Million for Hurricane Crisis ... / SAMHSA Press Release, April 19
Storm Evacuees Found to Suffer Health Setbacks / New York Times, April 18
Students drawing on the pain of hurricanes / 2TheAdvocate.com (Baton Rouge, LA), April 9
Experts warn of lingering effects from hurricanes / The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), April 9
Psychologist describes mental health response to ... / APA Monitor on Psychology, April 2006
Testing hits hurricane kids / San Antonio Express-News, April 9
Healing Katrina's invisible wounds / Austin American-Statesman, April 10
Alabama, Nebraska Receive Over $1 Million for Hurricane ... / SAMHSA Press Release, April 3

March 2006
Of Katrina / Biloxi Sun Herald, March 30
Kids facing post-hurricane crisis / Disaster News Network, March 29
Katrina Evacuees Wear Out Stay in Houston / Associated Press, March 30
Former Louisianans lose health coverage / San Antonio Express-News, March 29
New Orleans Health Care Still in Shambles / Associated Press, March 28
Grant for Dallas will aid Katrina evacuees / Dallas Morning News, March 28
Katrina's continuing upheaval / APA Monitor on Psychology, Volume 37, No. 3 March 2006
Evacuees' Lives Still Upended Seven Months After Hurricane / New York Times, March 22
Children Separated by Hurricanes Reunited / Associated Press, March 22
Over 5, 000 Kids Missing After Hurricanes / Associated Press, March 22
Florida Receives Over $16 Million for Hurricane Crisis ... / SAMHSA News Release, March 17
Some Katrina Victims Struggle With Guilt / Associated Press, March 19
Katrina Evacuees' Mental Health Eyed / Associated Press, March 16
Emotional Toll of Katrina Is Still Rising / Los Angeles Times, March 17
Suicide rate in Louisiana hasn't soared / Associated Press, March 15
A new beginning ends in tragedy / Houston Chronicle, March 14
Evacuee survey gauges storm's mental toll / Dallas Morning News, March 10
Clinic offers care for Katrina victims / Houston Chronicle, March 8
For Katrina Evacuee, Getting Help Is a Full-Time Job / New York Times, March 8
Storm's Missing: Lives Not Lost but Disconnected / New York Times, March 1

September 2005 - February 2006

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