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Surgeon gen visits Ala bayou as spill ills rise
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin…said…the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico poses a new challenge and many will need help with the emotional stress…She said stress could show up in everything from stomach aches in children to…domestic violence in adults...Grace Scire [of Vietnamese-American NGO Boat People SOS] said the situation is particularly stressful for hundreds of Southeast Asian boat operators…because…have difficulty understanding what's going on, much less expressing themselves to a mental health professional…"The largest thing is there are no therapists who speak Vietnamese or Cambodian," she said. "We can provide translators, but the stigma of a mental health issue is huge…"