Displaced in America - Health Status Among Internally Displaced Persons in Louisiana and Mississippi Travel Trailer Parks

submitted by Amy Weng

Suicide, Violence, and Depression Widespread in FEMA Travel Trailer Parks

internationalmedicalcorps.org - March 26, 2007

Survivors displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita now living in “temporary” travel trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi are 15 times more likely to take their own lives than people in the rest of the United States. An International Medical Corps study released today also found that women living in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers are at a much higher risk of being raped or experiencing domestic violence than before the hurricane. In addition, the survey found the rate of depression among trailer park residents is seven times the national average.

http://internationalmedicalcorps.org/page.aspx?pid=728

Displaced in America - Health Status Among Internally Displaced Persons in Louisiana and Mississippi Travel Trailer Parks (53 page .PDF report)

http://content.internationalmedicalcorps.org/pdfs/Displaced_in_America.pdf