Hurricane Katrina Shelter Survey

The Family and Children’s Research Unit at the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) has completed a survey of emergency shelters in the state of Mississippi.  The survey, sponsored by the SSRC, had two main purposes: 1) to gather timely information on shelter conditions and needs, particularly those pertaining to children; and 2) to serve as a basis for ongoing research on the child and family service system in the wake of natural disaster.

Children and Families’ Mental Health Assessment and Referral Kit

In response to Hurricane Katrina, the Family and Children Research Unit (FCRU) of the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) has compiled and released a Children and Families’ Mental Health Assessment and Referral Kit for Mississippi physicians, as well as school and child care center professionals.  The kit was co-sponsored by the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics & the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians.  Led by Dr. Linda H. Southward, this is one effort by the SSRC to assess citizens’ needs that have arisen since Hurricane Katrina impacted the Gulf coast.