Opinion: The Parkland and Sandy Hook tragedies inflict more than just bullet wounds
The news that two survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., have taken their own lives, one year after a normal day turned into a violent massacre, is staggering. So, too, is the news that Jeremy Richman, father of one of the first-graders killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, died by apparent suicide.
Groundbreaking neuro-biologic research over the past two decades has detailed the unique ways that trauma affects the developing child. Studies show that the “fight or flight” response, while protective in certain situations, can be toxic to children if intense or prolonged. It can lead to alterations in the immune and endocrine systems and in the architecture of the developing brain.
According to an in-depth investigation by The Post, more than 187,000 children have been present at school during a shooting since 1999. This includes not only mass shootings but also the far more common targeted, individual attacks. Some refer to children who have witnessed school shootings as the “silent victims.” Their pain can be intense and severe. For each child who takes his or her own life, countless others are suffering.
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