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Recovering from a climate disaster can be difficult
A new study has suggested that the Rio Grande do Sul disaster in Brazil earlier this year affected people’s mental health. Lessons have started to emerge from studies conducted immediately after the disaster, including how community members can support each other during initial response to prevent trauma, as research on how to help people facing…
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Recovering from a climate disaster
Researchers in Brazil have learned from the Rio Grande do Sul disaster where Community workers and health workers can help each other. “What affects me the most is not even the floods, it’s the people,” a researcher said. “The more the community helps each other, the more people feel supported…which reduces rates of post-traumatic stress…