Posted on Jun 2, 2022
Mass Shootings Affect Our Collective Mental Health—Here's How to Begin to Cope
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"When something unfathomable and overwhelming happens like an act of mass violence affecting young children, it affects all of us whether we're closely related or not," Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, president of the American Psychiatric Association and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, told Health. "For everyone, it is possible for events like this to overwhelm our usual abilities to cope in major ways and in small ways," Dr. Brendel added.
"When something unfathomable and overwhelming happens like an act of mass violence affecting young children, it affects all of us whether we're closely related or not," Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, president of the American Psychiatric Association and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, told Health. "For everyone, it is possible for events like this to overwhelm our usual abilities to cope in major ways and in small ways," Dr. Brendel added.
Mass Shootings Affect Our Collective Mental Health—Here's How to Begin to Cope
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Lt Col Charlie Brown so said to read but reality. Awareness is the key to coping with Mental Health.
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Another testament to maintaining social contacts such as family, church or Friday afternoon dart drops. Walk out a cramp, talk out troubles.
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