Resources after the Uvalde TX School Shooting

With horror, we experience another mass killing of children and their teachers. Those who work with youth not only feel the extreme pain, but know how traumatizing this is for the children and families we work with. In today's Your Local Epidemiologist: Translating Public Health Science for Everyone newsletter, Katelyn Jetelina shared resources to help children and adults cope with the aftermath of these tragic and horrific crimes and wrote:

"I put together the following post about boosters for 5-11 year olds yesterday afternoon. Shortly thereafter, 19 kids in this age bracket died during a mass shooting in Texas. It suddenly felt silly to send. Our kids need boosters but also much, much more. They need to come home after school. They need their community to advocate for their safety. They need to live long, prosperous lives. Enough is enough. We can and need to change this insanity. As a mom, researcher, and neighbor, I will do all in my power to change this. I hope you will join me.

For those looking for immediate resources, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network developed the following to help children, families, educators, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. These resources include:

• Talking to Children about the Shooting

• Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)

• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen  (En Español)

• Talking to Teens about Violence (En Español)

• Tips for Talking to Students about Violence; and,

• Coping After Mass Violence: For Adults."

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