After Hurricane Helene, Therapists Dispense ‘Psychological First Aid’

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By helping storm victims process their trauma early, psychologists hope those harmed can move through this disaster without developing post-traumatic stress disorder in the months and years ahead.

Makayla and Maddux Jamerson slept through a 6:30 a.m. flash flood warning and woke to their three kids screaming that water was coming into the house. In less than an hour there was already more than a foot of water flooding their first-floor duplex apartment in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. 

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