Now that hurricane season is here, the Cayman Islands Red Cross is renewing its emphasis on the importance of families having a disaster plan.
To that end, the Red Cross encourages families to discuss the possible scenarios of various disasters and how every member should act in each of these scenarios. This, the agency said in a news release, encourages families to share the tasks and take ownership of their responsibilities in the plan and helps families focus particularly on children, the elderly, those with special needs and also their pets.
Having a plan, the Red Cross says, helps everyone in the family have a greater sense of control and peace of mind before, during and after a disaster.
Children can benefit greatly from this because there is reassurance in the fact they have talked about what can happen and what to do in each case. Having a role and a responsibility makes them feel like they are part of the solution, as well as offers some level of distraction to what may be going on around them, the Red Cross advises.
For more information, contact the Cayman Islands Red Cross at [email protected], 949-6785, ext. 26 or 27, or log on to www.redcross.org.ky
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# an elderly participant.
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REJECTION LETTER?
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