Safety, Recovery and Hope After Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Katia and Maria: Helping Communities and Families

Complex disasters, such as hurricanes, present a cascade of impacts to those affected, including individuals, families and communities. These disasters often promote feelings of fear, confusion, grief, helplessness, anxiety, anger, guilt and even diminished confidence in self or others. In order to counter these effects, disaster experts endorse
an approach called Psychological First Aid (PFA), which can help reduce negative
feelings and foster one's sense of safety, recovery and hope.