JONEBSORO, AR (KAIT) - The American Red Cross has moved their emergency shelter for the Aspen Gardens Apartments to the Allen Park Community Center.

The Red Cross is known for offering victims a roof over their heads and supplies following disaster but one facet of the Red Cross goes deeper than that and offers emotional support as well.

"People have just experienced probably the most traumatic thing in their life," Larry Martens with the Red Cross told Region 8 News.

Whether it's a fire, flood, or other natural disaster, human emotion runs strong following tragedy.

Martens said everyone deals with the situation differently.

"And in a situation like this, it's magnified."

He explained just because the disaster is over, doesn't mean a victim's worries are.

"That is followed up with one of the most stressful things they'll go through in trying to restore their lives."

At the same time, Martens said victims continue to deal with the grief of what they've lost.

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Red Cross offers emotional support following tragedies