Currently, NLM is not updating the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website, and is limiting updates to the Disaster Lit database to COVID-19 related data collection tools found in the DR2.
We are no longer adding links to other new disaster-related information. The content of select resources from Disaster Lit will be digitized and made available through Digital Collections and Bookshelf.
Annotation:Following a report on the effects of natural disasters on children and youth, this 16-page report focuses on mental health and substance use issues and conditions in children and youth after human-caused disasters, such as oil spills, radiation disasters, public health emergencies, incidents of mass violence, and terrorism. Its purpose is to shed light on the mental health and substance use- and misuse-related effects of human-caused disasters for some children and youth. It highlights approaches and interventions that may be useful in supporting children and youth, and full disaster-affected communities, after human-caused disasters....[See more] [See less]