What to Keep in Mind Following the Recent Suicides of School Shooting Survivors. If you experience suicidal thoughts or have lost someone to suicide, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741741. On Monday, news broke that Dr. Jeremy Richman, a father devoted to preventing school shootings, had died by apparent suicide. Richman was the father of 6-year-old Avielle Richman, who was among the 26 people who lost their lives in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. Richman was 49. His apparent suicide was the third this past week related to school shootings. Parkland shooting survivor Sydney Aiello died on March 17, and a second, unnamed Parkland survivor died this past Saturday. If the past week was heavy for you, you’re not alone. Below, we’ve broken down three things to keep in mind in the wake of this difficult news. Before we begin, we want to preface by saying if you’re struggling with your mental health because of the news, please take a step back and give yourself the space you need. If you need immediate support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741741. Here are three things to keep in mind following the recent suicides: There is very little research on the impact trauma has on suicidal ideation — and even less on the impact school shooting-related trauma has on suicidal thoughts. In a study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk following mass violence, researchers found that about 42 percent of study participants reported high rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms shortly after the school shooting studied. Approximately 12 percent met criteria for persistent PTSD. This school shooting study did not measure suicidal thoughts, but in a small study on PTSD and suicidal thoughts in civilian patients, researchers found that about 38 percent of participants reported
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What to Keep in Mind Following the Recent Suicides of School Shooting Survivors. If you experience suicidal thoughts or have lost someone to suicide, the following post could be potentially triggering. You can contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741741. On Monday, news broke that Dr. Jeremy Richman, a father devoted to preventing school shootings, had died by apparent suicide. Richman was the father of 6-year-old Avielle Richman, who was among the 26 people who lost their lives in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. Richman was 49. His apparent suicide was the third this past week related to school shootings. Parkland shooting survivor Sydney Aiello died on March 17, and a second, unnamed Parkland survivor died this past Saturday. If the past week was heavy for you, you’re not alone. Below, we’ve broken down three things to keep in mind in the wake of this difficult news. Before we begin, we want to preface by saying if you’re struggling with your mental health because of the news, please take a step back and give yourself the space you need. If you need immediate support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741741. Here are three things to keep in mind following the recent suicides: There is very little research on the impact trauma has on suicidal ideation — and even less on the impact school shooting-related trauma has on suicidal thoughts. In a study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk following mass violence, researchers found that about 42 percent of study participants reported high rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms shortly after the school shooting studied. Approximately 12 percent met criteria for persistent PTSD. This school shooting study did not measure suicidal thoughts, but in a small study on PTSD and suicidal thoughts in civilian patients, researchers found that about 38 percent of participants reported
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