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American Red Cross
In Face of Continuing Katrina and Rita Needs Red Cross Adds Resources to Gulf Coast
April 18th, 2008
The American Red Cross announced an extension of mental health assistance and other benefits to Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors living in the hardest-hit areas of the southern Louisiana and south Mississippi. These funds, initially set aside to meet the post-disaster emerging needs of hurricane survivors, are being used to bolster existing individual assistance through recovery case management and enhance emotional support initiatives. "More than two and a half years after landfall there are still tens of thousands of people living in travel trailers and mobile homes, thousands of people are on waiting lists for case managers, and hundreds of people call every week...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-04-18)
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