Abstract Background The 2010 earthquake in Haiti caused significant human and material
damages, thousands of deaths and injuries, and 1.5 million homeless. This systematic …

The purpose of this article is to offer insight to administrators and human resource
professionals at Traditionally White Institutions (TWIs) about developing action plans that …

Background The effects of disasters and conflicts are widespread and heavily studied. While
attention to disasters' impacts on mental health is growing, mental health effects are not well …

Earthquakes are a major natural calamity with pervasive effects on human life and nature.
Similar effects are mimicked by man-made disasters such as fuel crises and power outages …

We conducted two focus groups and four individual interviews to examine the experiences
of Florida Puerto Rican adults (N= 26) with secondary exposure to the devastation caused …

On July 6th 2013, a train derailment occurred in the small town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec,
Canada, causing a major human and environmental disaster. In this case study, we …

Our global communities are becoming increasingly more diverse and interwoven; thus,
research that enhances our understanding of the multidimensional relationship between …

In 2010, two Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (CHEs) befell Haiti: a devastating
earthquake in January and in October, a cholera outbreak that continues to this day. This …

Objectives Studies on the mental health of families hosting disaster refugees are lacking.
This study compares participants in households that hosted 2010 Haitian earthquake …

Nepal suffered a major 7.8 Richter Scale earthquake on April 25, 2015. At the time of the
earthquake, 116 young adult Nepalese were studying in Israel. This study examined the …