Hurricane Ike triggers Mental Health Research

October 16th, 2008 | Category: Health News

Dartmouth scientists with the National Center for catastrophe Mental Health Research are preparing to visit the Galveston, Texas area on their first field mission in early November to study the impact of Hurricane Ike, which hit in late September. The NCDMHR, established last year with funding from the National Institutes of Health, aims to study long-term recovery from disasters, focusing on mental health. Hurricane Ike is the first opportunity to deploy the research teams, who will be on the ground in Galveston starting in early November……..

Original post by Heather Craven

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