How to Talk to Children After a Natural Disaster

July 21, 2025 – As part of the Meadows Institute’s ongoing response to the devastating floods in Central Texas, Julie Kaplow, PhD, the executive director of the Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health, wrote a column for Psychology Today on “The Six S’s,” tools she created to help parents and caregivers support their children and help them cope in the aftermath of this tragic event.

Read the full piece here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-trauma-and-grief/202507/how-to-talk-to-children-after-a-natural-disaster