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The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana on August 29, 2005. Less than a month later, Hurricane Rita hit the Texas-Louisiana border on September 24. The storms devastated the Gulf Coast region, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Almost a year later, the impact of the two disasters continues to reverberate in Texas and the entire Gulf Coast region. For many evacuees, life has not returned to normal. Some have been unable or unwilling to return home. Some still need jobs and permanent housing. For an increasing number of evacuees, mental health issues are arising in the wake of the hurricanes and the continuing upheaval that has resulted.

The Hogg Foundation has compiled a variety of resources on the hurricanes' aftermath, including statistical data on the hurricanes and their consequences, media coverage of the hurricanes' mental health fall-out, and practical information for clinicians on trauma and culturally competent treatment.

These resources are provided to supply background information to agencies and individuals wanting to learn more about the hurricanes' impact, as well as to provide clinical resources for mental health service providers working with the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

The Foundation will post additional resources to these pages as they become available. Suggestions for additional links and resources may be emailed to Hogg-Communications@austin.utexas.edu.