“A substantial minority of people will experience acute mental health problems. The severity of those problems isn’t always connected to the extent of their individual loss as it relates to the event. And while it’s common to experience problems in the immediate aftermath, problems that for most people will abate over time, it’s also not uncommon to experience problems for a while afterward or for issues to emerge much later.”

— Dana Rose Garfin, an associate professor who works at UCLA’s Center for Public Health & Disasters