Seth Herald/Getty Images(NEW YORK) As the United States reels from yet another mass school shooting, experts warn that young children are suffering from its devastating impacts.
A total of three children, all age nine as well as three adults were killed at the Covenant School in Nashville in what President Joe Biden referred to as "sick" and "heartbreaking."
Children can respond in a wide range of ways including being numb to the event, being more angry or irritable, suffering from high anxiety and being fearful of going back to school, according to mental health experts.
"As a pediatrician, and as a father, I think it makes common sense that when kids are exposed to this sort of thing, that it would have potentially long-term consequences for them," Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children s Minnesota hospital, told ABC News.
He continued, "And the research actually bears that out, that there are, in fact, significant behavioral a
(NEW YORK) — As the United States reels from yet another mass school shooting, experts warn that young children are suffering from its devastating impacts. A total of three children, all age nine — as well as three adults — were killed at the Covenant School […]
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