On July 4th, as families gathered to celebrate, floodwaters tore through Texas Hill Country. Entire camps were devastated. Children’s trunks, teddy bears, and water-soaked letters home were left behind in the mud. At least 36 children from Camp Mystic are confirmed dead, and many others are still missing. The heartbreak is unimaginable — and the trauma will last far beyond the headlines.

Right now, families across Texas are struggling to explain the unexplainable. Survivors, including young campers, are left with terrifying memories and unanswered questions. Yet mental health services, especially for grieving children, are scarce in many of the hardest-hit communities.

Governor Greg Abbott has called a special legislative session on flood response. That gives Texas a critical opportunity to act — not just to rebuild roads and maps, but to support the kids who lived through this nightmare.

We’re calling on state leaders to create an emergency fund for pediatric trauma and grief counseling in communities affected by the Hill Country floods. Every child deserves help processing what happened. Every family deserves access to care that helps them heal — not years of waiting lists or out-of-pocket costs they can’t afford.

Please sign and share if you believe no child should suffer in silence after surviving something this painful. Together, we can show lawmakers that flood recovery means more than fixing broken levees — it means caring for broken hearts.

[(AP Photo/Eric Gay]