Current Studies

The content within the My Disaster Recovery website is designed to empower users through empirically supported methods based in Social Cognitive Theory. Research shows that a person’s beliefs about his/her ability to cope influences the amount of distress that person experiences after a disaster. The My Disaster Recovery site utilizes information and interactive components to promote awareness about trauma, build positive coping skills, and increase people’s sense of control over their own recovery.

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Founders: Dr. Josef Ruzek & Dr. Charles Benight