Research: Natural disasters lead to PTSD in kids

University of Alberta researchers have found 37 per cent of children in Fort McMurray are showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the devastating wildfire that struck in 2016. As Heather Yourex-West reports, the findings mirror other studies on how natural disasters affect children’s mental health.

• Over a third of youths in Fort McMurray show signs of PTSD in wake of 2016 wildfire disaster: researchers