This article is part of a collaborative effort by experts in the field of emergency preparedness to complete an overview begun by the late Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, on the current challenges and future directions in pediatric disaster readiness. This particular article, "Mental Health Concerns," will address some of the unique developmental and psychological vulnerabilities of children as disaster victims (or as disaster witnesses) and strategies for timely identification and intervention for mental health concerns in children.
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Reprint requests and correspondence: David J. Schonfeld, MD, Thelma and Jack Rubinstein Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center MLC 4002, 3333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039.
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