Impact of Natural Disasters on Children and Families

Addressing the impact of natural disasters on children and their families poses a need to identify the manner in which natural disasters differ from other disasters (unnatural or human-made), as well as the manner in which children might be affected differently from adults. This chapter will define these distinctions as the foundation for discussing the research that has been conducted on natural disasters and their impact on children and families.

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