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This title examines key 'lessons learned' from Hurricane Katrina and offers a blueprint for better meeting the needs of children, families, and communities post-disaster. It provides community-wide strategies for promoting healthy adaptation in children and families following disasters. It includes detailed procedures for improved disaster preparedness and recovery. It addresses the factors that may mitigate the impact of disaster, as well as the factors, conditions, and processes that contribute to more effective coping.

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• Contributors(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xiii)
• Introduction: Attending to Ecology(p. 3)
• Chapter 1 Supporting Children After Hurricane Katrina: Reflections on Psychosocial Principles in Practice(p. 25)
• I Postdisaster Adjustment of Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina: Risks, Resources, and Factors Influencing Adaptation(p. 53)
• Chapter 2 The Caregiver-Child Relationship and Children's Adjustment Following Hurricane Katrina(p. 55)
• Chapter 3 The Effects of Parenting Behavior on Children's Mental Health After Hurricane Katrina: Preliminary Findings(p. 77)
• Chapter 4 Family Resilience and Resiliency Following Hurricane Katrina(p. 97)
• Chapter 5 Consequences for Classroom Environments and School Personnel: Evaluating Katrina's Effect on Schools and System Response(p. 117)
• II Assessing Need and Facilitating Community Response: Resources, Services, and Supports(p. 141)
• Chapter 6 Service Needs of Children and Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina(p. 143)
• Chapter 7 Implications of Major Disaster for Educators, Administrators, and School-Based Mental Health Professionals: Needs, Actions, and the Example of Mayfair Elementary(p. 167)
• Chapter 8 Social and Community Responses: Assessing Relationships Among Environmental Supports in Child and Caregiver Adjustment Following a Hurricane(p. 193)
• Chapter 9 The Roles of Faith-Based Organizations After Hurricane Katrina(p. 215)
• III What Lessons Have Been Learned? Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations(p. 239)
• Chapter 10 The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Mental Health Considerations and Lessons Learned(p. 241)
• Chapter 11 Community Resilience and Wellness for the Children Exposed to Hurricane Katrina(p. 265)
• Chapter 12 Lessons Learned From Katrina and Other Devastating Hurricanes: Steps Necessary for Adequate Preparedness, Response, and Intervention(p. 289)
• Epilogue: Meeting the Needs of Children, Families, and Communities Following Disaster(p. 313)
• Index(p. 323)
• About the Editors(p. 339)

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CHOICE Review

The 2005 hurricane named Katrina perturbed the psychological and psychosocial systems of residents of southeastern Louisiana. The storm left residents, families, and communities discombobulated and torn asunder. Kilmer (psychology, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte) and his fellow editors and contributors describe the findings of a dozen quantitative and qualitative studies--conducted by psychologists and sociologists--into the adjustments undertaken by, the services needed by, and support given to the disaster's survivors. Although the study's ostensible goal is to outline lessons learned that will enable practitioners and scholars to better help individuals, families, and communities recover from disasters more quickly, this reviewer found the book dissatisfying in that regard. The studies are logically situated within the research literature, but each study (and the volume as a whole) seems to do little more than verify two things: providing mental health support for victims of disasters is challenging, as the literature has already revealed; agencies and professionals throughout the management spectrum horribly mismanaged the emergency and recovery phases (particularly in terms of caring for children and families) of the Katrina disaster. Despite its title, this volume fails to clearly define the elusive goal called "recovery." Summing Up: Optional. Comprehensive graduate, research, and professional collections. J. P. Tiefenbacher Texas State University

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All four of the editors are affiliated with the Psychology Department of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.