It’s been one year since Family Medicine Center (FMC) opened its Associate Clinic at Baha Mar. All Baha Mar associates, employees, and personnel were invited to join the FMC team in celebrating this first anniversary. Continue reading “FMC Baha Mar Associate Clinic Celebrates One Year”
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Disaster and Trauma Responses of Children
Children exposed to disasters and/or trauma might respond in various emotional and psychological ways. Displacement from the child’s home, community/neighborhood and even worse delayed reunification with parents can add to the child’s stress. During this time parents and other supporting adults are very important as they are most familiar with the child and can respond to the child’s reaction(s). For pre-adolescents and adolescents, peer support and peer engagement also becomes an important support system.
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[ Source: American Counseling Association ]
After the Hurricane: Helping Young Children Heal
Young children, toddlers, and preschoolers — even babies — know when bad things happen, and they remember what they have been through. After a scary event, we often see changes in their behavior. They may cry more, become clingy and not want us to leave, have temper tantrums, hit others, have problems sleeping, become afraid of things that didn’t bother them before, lose skills… Changes like these are a sign that they need help. Here are some ways you can help them.
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