When disaster hits, social circles are crucial lifelines 

People stand side by side carrying signs that say “Fix Flint Now” and “Flint Lives Matter” Demonstrators demand action from the Republican presidential candidates about the water crisis in Flint outside the historic Fox Theater before the GOP presidential debate on March 3rd, 2016, in Detroit, Michigan. | Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

In the wake of disaster, maintaining close ties with friends and family is a crucial part of recovery. Those relationships might help keep people safe in the moment and even nurture better mental health long after the initial disaster, according to new research on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan that started in 2014.

Sure, that might seem like common sense. But paying attention to how folks come together when things ...

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