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February 23, 2024

In one school district, kids exposed to violence at school felt safer after participating in a lockdown drill and training

Deidre McPhillips | WSIL

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February 12, 2024

New Jersey is now requiring grief instruction for teens in public schools. Here’s why that matters.

Rebecca Corey | Yahoo! Life

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January 30, 2024

LNL: The impact of gun violence on mental health

Gray |

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January 12, 2024

Teaching About Grief and Loss: One State’s New Requirement for Schools

Evie Blad | Education Week

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2023

November 1, 2023

The Club No School Principal Wants to Join

Gloria Liu | Men'sHealth

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October 20, 2023

How to talk to kids about the Israel-Hamas war

Yasmeen Sami Alamiri and Casey Kuhn | PBS News

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September 20, 2023

Teen survivor of Tubbs Fire sounds alarm on mental health effects of climate change

Kelly Livingston, Stephanie Ebbs, Lindsey Griswold, and Allie Weintraub | ABC News

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August 24, 2023

Milford High School to host Mental Health Awareness game for student who died by suicide

Rachel Hirschheimer | WLWT 5

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July 31, 2023

Do some school active shooting drills do more harm than good?

Justin Boggs | Scripps News

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July 28, 2023

Feeling safe or creating trauma? How lockdown drills are impacting our schools

Tess Terrible and Catherine Shen | Connecticut Public

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June 16, 2023

Doctor gives advice for talking about tragedy after three kids shot, killed in Clermont County

Matthew Dietz | WLWT5

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May 17, 2023

Shootings, lockdowns, anxiety: Here’s what kids say about mental health, helping each other

Michele Cohen Marill | USA Today

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January 18, 2023

National experts recommend improvements to public health emergency response affecting children

Melissa Jenco | AAP

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January 26, 2023

The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.

Liz Donovan and Fazil Khan | The City

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February 14, 2023

5 best practices for embedding bereavement and grief support in schools

lena Ferrarin | K-12 Dive

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March 27, 2023

SUPPORT: Resources for grieving children, families amid Covenant School mass shooting

Kat Gerasimenko | FOX 17 News

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April 27, 2023

New York Bill Seeks to Make Lockdown Drills Less Traumatic for Students

Jennifer Mascia | The Trace

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April 10, 2023

Moving From Grief to Wellness in Schools

Vicki Zakrzewski | Greater Good Magazine

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April 8, 2023

Covid has left thousands of US children orphans. Few states are addressing the crisis

Timothy Pratt | The Guardian

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2022

December 29, 2022

Advocates urges educators to heed bereft children’s cry for help by changing school culture

Shirley L. Smith | Amsterdam News

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December 2, 2022

Grief in Children: How to Help Kids Cope With Loss

Michele Lent Hirsch | Everyday Health

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October 21, 2022

Texas Revamps ‘Active-Shooter’ Drills at K-12 Schools to Minimize Trauma

Renuka Rayasam and Colleen DeGuzman | Kaiser Health News

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October 21, 2022

How Lockdown Drills Can Retraumatize Kids Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

Jennifer Mascia | The Trace

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October 4, 2022

Afterschool programs mobilize in wake of mass shootings

Brian Rinker | Youth Today

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September 15, 2022

The Moodsters Children’s Foundation Leads a Trauma and Bereavement Team to Italy to Help Displaced Ukrainian Refugees as the Children Prepare for School Far From Home

The Moodsters | Yahoo!

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September 12, 2022

Uvalde Students Have Some New Pals Going Back to School With Them: Dogs

Nisha Gopalan | The Wildest

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August 24, 2022

Active Shooter Drills May Be Harming Children, but Doctors Offer Help

Heidi Splete | Medscape

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August 1, 2022

Helping kids deal with back-to-school anxiety

Anthony Wright | 23ABC

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June 21, 2022

US Senate announces planned gun reforms after latest school shooting The Lancet

The Lancet

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May 29, 2022

How to talk to children after traumatic events

Pamela Brown | CNN Newsroom

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May 27, 2022

He travels to schools after mass shootings. Hear his advice to parents.

CNN Digital

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May 27, 2022

How do lockdowns affect kids?

Madeline Holcombe | CNN Health

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May 27, 2022

Grief counselors from Columbine, Parkland, and Sandy Hook describe what happens after a school shooting

Katie Kindela | Good Morning America (digital)

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May 26, 2022

What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress

Allison Aubrey | NPR

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May 25, 2022

The Mental Health Toll Of Active Shooter Drills In Schools

Caroline Bologna | Huffington Post

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May 25, 2022

[AUDIO] Talking to kids after a school shooting

Things Considered | NPR

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May 25, 2022

An age-by-age guide to talking to children about mass shooting

Catherine Pearson | New York Times

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May 25, 2022

For survivors, school shootings a lasting and mean companion

Kathleen Doheny | WebMD

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May 24, 2022

How to talk to children about school shootings

KCBS News KCAL9

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May 17, 2022

What Congress can do for COVID orphans

Erin Durkin | National Journal

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May 3, 2022

National school crisis expert visits Tanglewood Middle School

Anisa Snipes | FOX Carolina

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May 3, 2022

Greenville Co. Schools brings renowned crisis expert to Tanglewood Middle School to help parents move children forward

Carlos Cristian Flores | WYFF

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April 24, 2022

The Children Left Behind By 1 Million U.S. COVID Deaths

Asher Lehrer-Small | T74

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April 20, 2022

1 in Every 200 NYC Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate.

Fazil Khan | The City

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March 18, 2022

Ukraine news isn’t easy for children, but it shouldn’t be ignored

Susan Christian Goulding | Orange County Register

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March 15, 2022

How to Talk With Your Child About the War in Ukraine

Dr. Sophia Gauthier | ABC News

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March 10, 2022

How to Talk With Your Child About the War in Ukraine

David Schonfeld, MD, FAAP | healthychildren.org

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January 10, 2022

Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID Deserve Help, Advocates Say

Aallyah Wright | Stateline

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