Resilience, Self-compassion, and Mental Health Outcomes: Rebuilding Eastern North Carolina After Natural Disasters

C. Suzanne Lea; Heather Littleton; Ashley Batts Allen; Cherry M. Beasley

doi:10.18043/ncm.81.5.315

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Resilience, Self-compassion, and Mental Health Outcomes

Rebuilding Eastern North Carolina After Natural Disasters

C. Suzanne Lea, Heather Littleton, Ashley Batts Allen and Cherry M. Beasley

North Carolina Medical Journal September 2020, 81 (5) 315-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.5.315

C. Suzanne Lea

associate professor, Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

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Heather Littleton

professor, Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

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Ashley Batts Allen

associate professor of psychology and assistant dean of research, College of Arts of Sciences, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina

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Cherry M. Beasley

chair, Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina

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Natural disasters have occurred more frequently in Eastern North Carolina in recent years. Evidence supports that repeated exposure to natural disasters may have lasting mental health impacts among vulnerable populations. Greater access to mental health services may aid in ensuring equitable access to needed care and promote resilience.

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