A5065280624- Resilience and Mental Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Art Education and Development
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Risk Perception and Management
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Music Therapy and Health
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
Mount Royal University
2016-2022
In order to examine the impact of disasters on adolescent mental health, this study compared population health survey data from two communities in Alberta, Canada: Fort McMurray, which experienced a major natural disaster, and Red Deer, did not.Data 3070 grade 7-12 students Canada (collected 2017, 18 months after 2016 wildfire) was with 2796 2014). The same measurement scales were used for both surveys. Both these cities have populations approximately 100,000, are located Canada. For reason,...
Background: The May 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada forced evacuation of the population 88,000 individuals and destroyed 10% homes. Youth are particularly impacted by disaster. Methods: Eighteen months after wildfire, McMurray Public Catholic Schools surveyed 3,252 4,407 students Grades 7-12 to determine possible long-term psychological impacts. survey included validated measurement scales for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, use drugs, alcohol,...
Children and youth are among the most vulnerable to devastating effects of disaster due physical, cognitive, social factors related their developmental life stage. Yet children also have capacity be resilient act as powerful catalysts for change in own lives wider communities following disaster. Specific that contribute resilience youth, however, remain relatively unexplored. This article examines associated with high levels 100 aged 5- 18-years old who experienced 2016 Fort McMurray,...
Even when individuals are aware of and well educated about environmental issues such as climate change, they often take little action to mitigate these problems. Yet, catastrophic events, disasters, have the potential rupture or disrupt complacency toward problems, forcing people consider effects human activity on environment expose how environmentally harmful practices put at risk. This article is based focus group interviews with 46 residents High River, Alberta, a rural community hardest...
In Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, the wildfire of May 2016 forced population 88,000 to rapidly evacuate in a traumatic and chaotic manner. Ten percentage homes city were destroyed, many more structures damaged. Since youth are particularly vulnerable negative effects natural disasters, we examined possible long-term psychological impacts. To assess this, partnered with McMurray Public Catholic Schools, who surveyed Grade 7–12 students (aged 11–19) November 2017, 2018, 2019—i.e., at 1.5,...
The 2016 Alberta wildfire, the largest insured natural disaster in Canada, led to a mass evacuation of residents Fort McMurray, small city northern Alberta. wildfire resulted significant damages housing and community infrastructure. entire was displaced for several weeks. Post-disaster, members experienced individual collective trauma, other negative mental health impacts response losses grief they endured. Spirituality has been found be major protective factor facilitating resiliency...
Abstract Children and youth are among the most vulnerable to detrimental effects of disaster due their unique physical, cognitive psychological life stage. Despite increased vulnerability, children also demonstrate resilience when faced with adverse circumstances disasters, can act as important catalysts for change in families communities. This article discusses research conducted eighty-three (five seventeen years) who experienced 2013 flood Alberta, Canada. A mixed-methods approach was...
Research is increasingly uncovering the many ways that individuals affected by disasters change their environmental views in response to direct experience of such catastrophic events. There a growing body research focuses on adults’ views, revealing they often remain complacent toward problems even after experiencing disaster. However, very little examines whether and what extent children youth’s shift This article fills this gap specifically focusing practices 83 youth between ages 5 17...
In the wake of massive Canadian wildfire May 2016 in area Fort McMurray Alberta, we observed increased rates mental health problems, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), school-aged adolescents (ages 11–19). Surprisingly, did not see these decline over 3.5-year follow-up period. Additionally, our research suggested that impact this mass incident resulted other unanticipated effects, including finding children who were present for and relatively unaffected by showed a similar...
The 2016 Alberta wildfires resulted in devastating human, socio-economic, and environmental impacts. Very little research has examined pediatric resilience (5–18 years) disaster-affected communities Canada. This article discusses the effects of wildfire on child youth mental health, community perspectives how to foster post-disaster, lessons learned about long-term disaster recovery by drawing data collected from 75 influencers following wildfires. Community engaged delivery services...
Abstract Objective This study investigated how a flooding disaster impacted family cohesion and resilience. Background Disasters present challenges for families, often threatening cohesion. Although there is extensive research on the impacts of disasters mental health at individual level, less known about units recover from disasters, parental relationship dynamics parent–child influence functioning during after such traumatic events. Method Qualitative face‐to‐face interviews were conducted...
The 2013 flood resulted in devastating impacts for immigrant children, youth, and families Alberta, Canada. This article presents the findings of Alberta Resilient Communities (ARC) Project, a collaborative research initiative that aimed to better understand social, economic, health, cultural, spiritual, personal factors contribute resiliency among children youth. study indicate youth resilience is tied four main themes: 1) Constructive parental responses; 2) Effective school support; 3)...
Background: In our analysis of adolescents affected by the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, we observed many negative mental health effects in individuals with a prior history psychological trauma. Elevated rates depression and markers post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were observed, consistent hypothesis that trauma may reduce sensitivity thresholds for later psychopathology (stress sensitization). Surprisingly, levels anxiety did not differ based on history, nor retraumatized at increased...
The 2016 wildfires in Alberta, Canada, created numerous challenges for families with children under five years of age, due to the limited postdisaster access early childhood development (ECD) programs, resources, and supports.In immediate aftermath wildfires, struggled balance recovery activities childcare responsibilities, which adversely affected their overall recovery.In this article, we discuss three main experienced by young after wildfires: inadequate services, a lack availability...
Even when individuals are aware of and well educated about environmental issues like climate change they often take little action to mitigate these problems. Yet catastrophic events, disasters, have the potential rupture or disrupt complacency toward problems, forcing consider effects human activity on environment as expose how environmentally harmful practices put people at risk. This article is based focus group interviews with 46 residents High River, Alberta, a rural community hardest...