When School Shooting Headlines Fade, the Trauma Doesn't
When School Shooting Headlines Fade, the Trauma Doesn't
Maya Rossin-Slater, PhD, writes in this Boston Globe editorial that long after the headlines about the Brown University mass shooting fade, the survivors face decades of trauma that could impact everything from their mental health to their livelihoods.
SHP's Maya Rossin-Slater, PhD, an associate professor of health policy, writes in this Boston Globe editorial that the Brown University mass shooting adds to the growing number of school shootings in the United States that leave students with persistent trauma long after the headlines fade.
“Our research shows that surviving a school shooting leaves deep and lasting scars,” Rossin-Slater and colleagues write. “In a series of studies, we examined how these tragedies shape the lives of students long after the headlines fade. Two of our studies draw on a decade of national prescription drug claims data to measure the mental health impacts of exposure to school shootings in grades K-12, while a third uses 30 years of education and labor market records from the state of Texas to track long-term effects on learning and earnings. Together, the evidence reveals how a school shooting can reverberate for many years.”
