Wisconsin school shooting brings focus again to how school violence and even threats can impact students’ mental health

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The recent shooting at a K through 12th grade private school in Madison, Wisconsin has brought attention once again to school safety and how school violence can impact children’s mental health. This school year started out with a slew of threats against schools in Central Texas, which turned out to be hoaxes. But that raised questions about how even the threat of violence, or perhaps even the drills to prepare for it, might also impact mental health. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton spoke earlier this fall about all of that with Chelsea Romero. She is the Senior Director of Programs and a clinician at Austin Child Guidance Center.

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