While every community has unique needs, those who have worked with survivors of Columbine, Isla Vista and Sandy Hook say some strategies are more effective than others for helping communities process horrific tragedy.
The day after a school shooting that left two students dead and three injured in Santa Clarita, California, survivors are reckoning with the daunting prospect of recovery.
And while every community has unique needs, those who have worked with survivors of Columbine, Isla Vista and Sandy Hook say some strategies are more effective than others for helping communities process horrific tragedy.In Newtown, Connecticut, the site of the 2012 school shooting, it took a year-and-a-half for the town to receive the grant money that had been allocated for recovery.
A study published in the Journal of Community Psychology found that 50% percent of victim families surveyed after the Sandy Hook shooting said the services they received were not well-matched to their needs. Among the 12 community organizations that offered behavioral health services to the community, only three were specifically tailored for victims.
The vast majority of people show resilience, and most students will recover over time. Still, Brymer said, it’s important to map who was exposed and to have strategic interventions for those who are struggling, both over the short- and long-term. Dyb has conducted multiple studies among survivors and families of the 2011 shooting at a summer camp in Norway, where 69 people were killed.In the immediate aftermath of a traumatic and violent event, it’s most important that those involved feel safe and stabilized, but the following day, many survivors need to know what happened.
In Norway, crisis teams were directed to contact survivors the day they arrived home, or the following day, with an emphasis on in-person contact. Felix, who researches how trauma affects communities at the University of California, Santa Barbara, surveyed the students in the aftermath of the killings, to learn which community events students found most helpful in the weeks after the tragedy.
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