Developing a Comprehensive Trauma- and Resiliency- Focused Program After Superstorm Sandy in New York City

Scigliano, Maria; Roncaglione, Virginia; Madrid, Paula A.

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“…Previous studies have tested a wide variety of interventions with the goal of alleviating deleterious effects of disaster experiences on mental health, emotional well-being, and behavior in children (9,(11)(12)(13). These preventive measures include cognitive behavioral approaches, provision of social support, and development of coping skills.…”

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Oxytocin Response Following Playful Mother–Child Interaction in Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake

2020

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Background: Children who are exposed to natural disasters are at greater risk of developing mental and behavior problems. Prior studies have suggested that positive parenting practices could prevent child mental and behavior problems among those who were exposed to natural disasters. Parent-child interaction increases oxytocin level in parents and infants; however, studies assessing the change in oxytocin level after positive parent-child interaction and its effect on child behavior problems among preadolescents who were exposed to natural disasters are lacking. This study investigated whether playful interaction stimulated oxytocin levels in 34 mother-child dyads who experienced the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Kesennuma City in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the effect of the maternal oxytocin changes on child behavior problems.Methods: Participants were recruited in 2012 after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Annual surveys were conducted from 2012 to 2017. Salivary oxytocin level was assessed before and after the playful interaction in 2015. Behavior problems were evaluated by caregivers, using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in 2017. Fixed effect regression analyses were conducted to determine the effect of playful mother-child interaction on oxytocin level by comparing the change in the 10 min after the interaction with the change in the 10 min before the interaction. We also examined the effect of maternal oxytocin changes before and after the playful interaction on the onset of child behavior problems in 2017.Results: A significant increase in maternal oxytocin level was detected following playful interaction, especially among mothers of first-born boys (2.63 pg/mg protein. 95% CI: 0.45, 4.81). Maternal psychological distress and trauma were also negatively associated with an increase of oxytocin levels. The increase in maternal oxytocin level was significantly associated with lower externalizing problem score of children 2 years later. Conclusion:Our results might suggest a rational for potential preventive intervention for child behavior problems through playful mother-child interaction after natural disasters.

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Oxytocin Response Following Playful Mother–Child Interaction in Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake

2020

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Climate Change and Children’s Health: Building a Healthy Future for Every Child

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Baum,

Cataletto

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Pediatrics

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Observed changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, sea level, and extreme weather are destabilizing major determinants of human health. Children are at higher risk of climate-related health burdens than adults because of their unique behavior patterns; developing organ systems and physiology; greater exposure to air, food, and water contaminants per unit of body weight; and dependence on caregivers. Climate change harms children through numerous pathways, including air pollution, heat exposure, floods and hurricanes, food insecurity and nutrition, changing epidemiology of infections, and mental health harms. As the planet continues to warm, climate change’s impacts will worsen, threatening to define the health and welfare of children at every stage of their lives. Children who already bear higher burden of disease because of living in low-wealth households and communities, lack of access to high quality education, and experiencing racism and other forms of unjust discrimination bear greater risk of suffering from climate change hazards. Climate change solutions, advanced through collaborative work of pediatricians, health systems, communities, corporations, and governments lead to immediate gains in child health and equity and build a foundation for generations of children to thrive. This technical report reviews the nature of climate change and its associated child health effects and supports the recommendations in the accompanying policy statement on climate change and children’s health.

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Developing a Comprehensive Trauma- and Resiliency- Focused Program After Superstorm Sandy in New York City

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Oxytocin Response Following Playful Mother–Child Interaction in Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Oxytocin Response Following Playful Mother–Child Interaction in Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Climate Change and Children’s Health: Building a Healthy Future for Every Child

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