School-based psychological screening in the aftermath of a disaster: are parents satisfied and do their children access treatment?

Poulsen, Kellee M., McDermott, Brett, Wallis, Jeffrey, and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2015) School-based psychological screening in the aftermath of a disaster: are parents satisfied and do their children access treatment? Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28 (1). pp. 69-72.

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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.

Item ID: 44527
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1573-6598
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2016 00:54
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences > 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 50%
17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology @ 50%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920111 Nervous System and Disorders @ 60%
92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920407 Health Protection and/or Disaster Response @ 40%
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