US EditionTexas summer camp owners brace for more mental health issues among youth
Texas camps are adopting mental wellness training programs like CampWell to support youth facing trauma after floods, with 15 camps already implementing these measures.
- Texas camps are preparing for increased youth mental-health needs despite state rules mandating only weather alert systems and emergency preparedness, with no mental-health initiatives.
- After the July 4 flash flood, the July 4 Hill Country flash flood killed at least 137 people, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, leaving survivors with lasting trauma symptoms.
- Fifteen camps began implementing the CampWell program earlier this year, and families are directed to 988 and 800-662-4357 for crisis support.
- Gov. Greg Abbott launched the Texas Flooding Emotional Support Line, but parents and camp directors report ongoing distress and some officials did not respond to questions about mental-health resources.
- Experts say expanding access to therapists, school counselors, and grief therapy is vital, while Cary Hendricks urged state lawmakers to mandate mental-wellness training like lifeguard certification.
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Texas summer camp owners prepare for more mental health issues among youth after July floods
Texas lawmakers are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, emergency preparedness plans and several communication methods available to help children and their families feel safe when they return to camp after this year's catastrophic flooding.
Texas summer camp owners prepare for more mental health issues among youth after July floods
Texas lawmakers are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, emergency preparedness plans and several communication methods available to help children and their families feel safe when they return to camp after this year's catastrophic flooding. But some camp…
Texas summer camp owners prepare for more mental health issues among youth after July floods
Texas lawmakers are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, emergency preparedness plans and several communication methods available to help children and their families feel safe when they return to camp after this year's catastrophic flooding. But some camp…
Texas summer camp owners prepare for more mental health issues among youth after July floods
Texas lawmakers are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, emergency preparedness plans and several communication methods available to help children and their families feel safe when they return to camp after this year's catastrophic flooding. But some camp…
Texas summer camp owners prepare for more mental health issues among youth after July floods
Texas lawmakers are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, emergency preparedness plans and several communication methods available to help children and their families feel safe when they return to camp after this year's catastrophic flooding. But some camp…
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