Children and Disasters Federal Report

The National Commission on Children and Disasters had delivered a report to the White House and Congressional leaders that detailed the progress of federal agencies in implementing recommendations designed to ensure better protections of children during major domestic disasters. The new report, which can be found at www.childrenanddisasters.acf.hhs.gov, measured the response of six federal agencies to an earlier commission report released in late 2009 that identified several shortcomings in disaster preparedness, response and recovery.