UM Disaster Mental Health Expert Offers Advice for Hurricane Survivors
(World News USA)

UM students help collect nonperishable foods as part of a campus drive. Getting involved in volunteer activities or events that help others is an excellent way to deal with the stress from a major disaster, mental health experts advise. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Communications OXFORD, Miss. - With 1,409 students from Texas and 513 from Florida enrolled this fall, the University of Mississippi is the home away from home for many residents of the two states that sustained the greatest impact from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Many students` and even some faculty members` homes and property were damaged or destroyed while they watched the storm`s news coverage and waited to hear from their...