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Mental health, natural disasters, Hurricane Maria, community responders, Puerto Rico

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Perceived And Experienced Mental Health Needs Among Puerto Rican Community Responders In The Aftermath Of Natural Disasters, Gabriela Madrid, Amalis Cordova, Carlos Rodriquez-Diaz Apr 2019

Perceived And Experienced Mental Health Needs Among Puerto Rican Community Responders In The Aftermath Of Natural Disasters, Gabriela Madrid, Amalis Cordova, Carlos Rodriquez-Diaz

GW Research Days 2016 - 2020

For the project, I will conduct a secondary data analysis using qualitative interviews that he conducted in the first semester of 2018. I will use the data he collected to describe the perceived mental health of the community responders both on the Island and in the United States. I will also provide recommendations, informed from a literature review, to address the population's needs.