'Gun violence is connected with firearms used virtually anywhere, available virtually anywhere, to anybody who might not know very much about them. That's not a political point, that's a public health point,' said Jody Madeira, a law professor at IU.
INDIANA — The mental toll mass shootings put on the community is clear. According to the American Psychological Association, the stress of mass shootings causes a cascade of collective traumas.
Sean Copeland, a licensed mental health therapist at Evolve Therapy in Greenwood, is offering free trauma therapy sessions to those impacted by the mass shootings. Time and time again, Americans contemplate how to prevent tragedies like this from happening. Madeira, along with many other experts, believes we should look at the statistics and take politics out of the discussion.
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