Gun Violence

From the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center

• Transcend – (mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence)
• Rebuild your Community: Resources for Community Leaders
• Media Guidelines for Homicide Family Survivors
• Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery
• Self-Help: Resources for Survivors
• E-learning Courses: Trainings for Clinicians
• Resources for Victim Assistance Professionals
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Visit resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together.

From the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University

• Grief Leadership: Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy
• Leadership Communication: Anticipating and Responding to Stressful Events
• Coping with Stress Following a Mass Shooting

National Association of Social Workers Resources:

• Tools for Social Workers to Prevent Gun Violence
• Violence in Schools: Prevention Is Key
• Reimagining Policing: Strategies for Community Reinvestment

Find more resources here.

Disaster Helpline

SAMHSA has a Disaster Distress Helpline – or call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7/365.