I left the DMV at lunchtime (it was suprisingly efficient! I have to say!) NPR was in progress reporting on a study done at Columbia University regarding the health of Katrina Evacuees.
"Children do not have the ability to absorb six or nine months of high levels of stress and undiagnosed or untreated medical problems" without long-term consequences, said Dr. Irwin Redlener, the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Mailman and co-founder of the Children's Health Fund.
This has been my fear all along. The window of opportunity that is currently open for these children won't be that way for long. Long term chronic mental health problems (and subsequesnt costs of housing/jailing/treating/institutionalizing) will likely result from the disaster. Maybe I need to get Oprah on this. Yeah that's the ticket......
About Me
- Sue
- I am a baby boomer living in a cool house near the ocean with a bust of Elvis in my front garden. I am a Licensed Social Worker, published author, fierce gardener and knitter wannabe. I recently decided to stop fighting big insurance companies and quit my private therapy practice. What a relief.
2 comments:
Oprah's report was very good but she needs to stay on top of it. I never considered her "hard" news stuff but I did appreciate her effort a few months back.
Miss Dusty!
Thank you for visiting me on my blog. Love the kitty.
I don't consider Oprah as hard news either. She's just the one who has the biggest audience. Cross fingers. They need so much!
Post a Comment