The Eaton Fire in California forced more than 100,000 residents to evacuate their homes. Months later, even residents whose homes survived remain displaced.
Carrie Spector, in an article for Phys Org, talks with Stanford University professor Antero Garcia about his findings after conducting a series of in-depth interviews with mothers of school-age children affected by the fire.
Garcia’s findings, published in his paper It Feels Like the Rest of the World Has Moved On: Parenting, Decision-Making, and the Invisible Costs of the Eaton Fire, identified common themes like decision fatigue, survivor’s guilt, and community support, while also providing recommendations for policymakers and strategies for families navigating disaster recovery.
Read Garcia’s report here or read on to learn more.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ongoing-impact-california-eaton-mothers.html
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