Assessing the Impact of September 11th, 2001, on Children, Youth and Parents in the U.S.: Lessons from Applied Developmental Science

Introduces the articles appearing in the July 2004 issue of "Applied Developmental Science" that focus on the impact of the September 2001 terror attacks on U.S. families. Trauma in children exposed to mass media days after the attack; Ability of parents to report the mental well-being of their traumatized children; Analysis of terrorism's impact on the mental health of individuals through symptomatology.