Health effects of mass shootings ripple outward beyond immediate ...

A growing body of research reveals the negative effects of mass shootings spread much farther than previously understood.

Mass Shootings In The United States: Population Health Impacts ...

KEY POINTS. Mass shootings are tragedies resulting in multiple victims of firearm-related violence in a single incident, and typically in a ...

Health harms of mass shootings ripple across communities - Phys.org

Research shows that mass shootings lead to higher rates of depression and anxiety and higher risks for suicide among young people.

As gun violence reaches record levels in the US, an ... - CNN

As more communities reel from deadly mass shootings – including Dadeville, Alabama, where four people were killed and 28 injured at a Sweet ...

Stress of mass shootings causing cascade of collective traumas

The regularity of mass shootings is razing Americans' mental health—heightening stress and dulling compassion in ways that demand broader ...

The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Adolescents - KFF

Despite this decline, firearm suicides made up 27% of all child and adolescent firearm deaths. Further, 43% of total suicide deaths among ...

Grief: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence - TogetherWell

Gun violence grief is considered traumatic grief, marked by intense symptoms caused by the brutal nature of gun homicides, including anger, anxiety, sadness ...

The Economic Cost of Gun Violence | Everytown Research & Policy

In an average year, gun violence in America kills 45000 people, wounds nearly twice as many, and costs our nation $557 billion.

Mass Shootings Can Traumatize People Who Weren't Even There

At the end of the day on May 24, more than 400 children walked away from Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas as survivors.

The Mental Health Impact of Mass Shootings - Symptom Media

This trauma can manifest in a variety of ways, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and difficulty sleeping. Survivors may also ...

Mass shootings take a toll on Americans' mental health, even from a ...

"We're going to create an entire generation of people with increased mental health problems," one psychologist warned.

Supporting Survivors of Mass Public Shootings: Where Do We Begin?

For National Gun Violence Awareness Month, RGVRC Executive Director Jaclyn Schildkraut looks at how we can support survivors of mass public ...

Firearm injuries undermine mental, physical, and financial health

Most of the research on grief responses following violent deaths (not exclusively limited to gun violence) suggests losing a loved one to ...

Mental Illness and Gun Violence

Research consistently shows that the majority of people living with mental illness, including those with serious mental illness, are not violent towards others.

The Use of Crisis Services Following the Mass School Shooting in ...

Mass shootings result in widespread psychological trauma for survivors and members of the affected community. However, less is known about ...

How Do Mass Shootings Affect Community Wellbeing? | IZA

Over the past four decades, more than 2300 people have been the victims of mass shootings involving a firearm in the United States. Research shows th...

When the Shooting Stops: The Impact of Gun Violence on Survivors ...

“We can only learn to live with it and through it—[it] never goes away.” —A gun violence survivor 1Source: Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund ...

Supporting Survivors of Public Mass Shootings

Studies have shown between 40% and 95% of direct victims develop PTSD after a mass shooting (Goldmann &. Galea, 2014; Littleton et al., 2011).

Effects of Gun Violence on Mental Health - HelpGuide.org

Gun violence can leave you feeling shocked, unsafe, and impact your mental health. But there are ways to cope with gun trauma and heal.

Mass shootings have ripple effect on mental health - YouTube

There's new evidence connecting mass shootings to negative mental health problems for a broad population of Americans.