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- Title
School-Based Psychological Screening in the Aftermath of a Disaster: Are Parents Satisfied and Do Their Children Access Treatment?
- Authors
Poulsen, Kellee M.; McDermott, Brett M.; Wallis, Jeffrey; Cobham, Vanessa E.
- Abstract
This study investigated parents' satisfaction with postdisaster school-based screening and whether satisfaction was related to follow-through with screening recommendations. From among 1,268 there were 224 children, ages 7-18 years ( M = 10.97, SD = 2.44 years) screened for emotional distress 4 months after a flood and 130 parents who completed the screening evaluation. Of the 44 children who showed severe emotional distress, less than 50% of their parents reported concerns and only 29.5% had sought assistance. Following screening, 86.7% of these children completed treatment. Overall satisfaction ratings by parents were high, with 99.2% very or mostly satisfied.
- Subjects
SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PARENT-child relationships; CHILD psychology
- Publication
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 1, p69
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jts.21987