health crisis in this country. according to analysis of axios of cdc data, 30 percent of children up to age 19 killed by guns in 2020 died by suicide. let s discuss. genius the night is one of the nation s leading child psychologist, dr. harold koplewicz he s the president of the mind institute, which is dedicated to transforming mental health care for children around the world. doctor, talk to us about the impact that gun violence is having on americans. it is really important for us to look at the whole picture. so, gun violence is not only about the tragic deaths, but it is about the trauma that occurs afterwards. we know that kids who witness these kinds of events, have a traumatic response. they have more stress and difficulty with sleep. it happens acutely, and sometimes a month later, it could turn to post-traumatic
cause of death for children and teenagers in america. the breakdown reveals a meta health crisis in this country. according to analysis of axios of cdc data, 30 percent of tilted up to age 19 killed by guns in 2020 died by suicide. let s discuss. genius the night is one of the nation s leading child psychologist, dr. harold koplewicz he s the president of the mind institute, which is dedicated to transforming mental health care for children around the world. doctor, talk to us about the impact that gun violence is having on americans. it is really important for us to look at the whole picture. so, gun violence is not only about the tragic deaths, but it is about the trauma that occurs afterwards. we know that kids who witness these kinds of events, have a dramatic response. they have more stress and difficulty with sleep. it happens acutely, and sometimes a month later, it could turn to post-traumatic stress disorder, which can turn into a very significant psychiatric disorder, which
government do anything. while the government is doing nothing, the internet is hard at work in many cases making our kids more isolated, and in some cases, radicalize. i want to share a bit from my colleague jake ward, who is an nbc technology correspondent, speaking specifically on the impact the internet is having on our kids. watch this. the research has shown that for a child isolated from their family or their community in this nation and at this time, social media and the internet is a way for them, in some cases, find community and resources. but in the darkest possible circumstances, it is a place for them to find conspiracy theories, ideologies, communities of like-minded people who might inspire them in some cases to take what are some very dark thoughts and carry them into supportive action. harold, how do we deal with this? stephanie, we knew before
more mental health services for children and teenagers in the united states. we have a shortage of mental health professionals. it is worse now since covid, but that is not what is causing this school shootings and gun violence. nicole, i know we are out of time. but i see you re nodding your head. when we have a shooting like we had this week, or last week in buffalo, do you have a question about the work you re doing in the sandy hook promise? do you ever wonder if it s making an impact, because things don t seem to change? no, i never question it, because i know for a fact we re having an impact. i know how many lives we ve saved. i know how many school shootings we ve averted, and i know it s a solution and the model that absolutely works, but it just needs to be taught. it s about that. it s about getting that teaching out to more people. it can t prevent everything, but we can certainly decrease the number, significantly. thank you so much. nicole, matthew, don t go anywher