How Uvalde families are coping with trauma after the elementary school massacre
It has been just over a week since the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but families and community members are just beginning to navigate their grief. Counselors and mental health services are helping the community cope with the trauma and loss.…
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Biden pledges push for new gun laws as funeral arrangements are made in Uvalde
Nearly a week has passed since the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were murdered. The Justice Department said Sunday it will investigate law enforcement’s response to the massacre as questions and frustration mount. Tony…
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How parents and caregivers can talk to children about school shootings
In the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, many parents aren’t sure how to explain what happened to their kids. Lisa Damour, a clinical psychologist and the author of “Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls,”…
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WATCH: Biden, first lady visit memorial at Uvalde elementary school
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Devastated Uvalde families demand answers on police response
Days after the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, devastated families continue to demand answers, after officials admit they did not act quickly enough. Brian Higgins, a professor of disaster management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a…
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Researchers look for ways to identify young people who are on ‘the pathway to violence’
The massacre in Uvalde is again driving heated debate about the millions of guns owned by Americans, and how some clearly disturbed people can get those weapons and wreak havoc in an instant. Mark Follman, an editor at Mother Jones…
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers look for solutions on gun violence
The attack at the Uvalde, Texas elementary school has once again raised questions about how to prevent the next tragedy. A bipartisan group of lawmakers met on Thursday in Washington to discuss what, if any, potential solutions could earn 60-votes…
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Survivor of 2018 attack at Parkland school speaks out on spate of recent mass shootings
The horror of what happened in Texas is leaving yet more families, friends and community members grieving and reeling over the loss of loved ones. It is an experience that many survivors and families know all too well from previous…
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