Hurricane Katrina had a silver-lining for some: Post-traumatic growth

NhuNgoc Pham with her family on the day she received her doctorate in public health from Tulane University. After living through Katrina as a teen, she now researches post-traumatic growth.

The mental health effects of Hurricane Katrina have been studied for more than a decade, and that research found that post-traumatic growth can co-exist with post-traumatic stress.

(Image credit: Pham family)