US EditionYouth mental health challenges keep mounting 2 years after Maui wildfires
University of Hawaii researchers report 30% of youth face anxiety and nearly 50% experience PTSD symptoms after 2023 Maui wildfires, highlighting mental health service shortages.
- More than a third of Maui students lost family members, were injured, or had a parent lose a job after the 2023 wildfires that killed 102 people and damaged over 3,300 properties in Lahaina.
- Two years later, students are facing the toll of constant uncertainty and change, with over half experiencing symptoms of depression and nearly half suffering from PTSD, according to a University of Hawaii study.
- DayJahiah Valdivia, a senior at Kīhei Charter School whose home was spared but covered in soot, said her stress levels spike when there are strong winds or small brush fires.
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