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When It Comes To Trauma, Who Helps The Helpers?

By & • Sep 25, 2018
Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. / US Air Force

From veterans returning from Iraq, to survivors of mass shootings, to those putting together the pieces after a hurricane--we know that the emotional and psychological scars of violence and tragedies sometimes last even longer than physical wounds.

But what is the psychological toll on those who help victims of traumatic experiences?

Hartford Students Travel To Newtown

By & • Aug 13, 2018
Vanessa de la Torre / WNPR

Students from Parkland, Florida travelled to Newtown Connecticut—the site of the Sandy Hook massacre—to rally against gun violence this weekend.  But the problem of gun violence is not just confined to mass shootings.

Alex Jones’ Lawyers In Sandy Hook Case Also Representing Neo-Nazi Publisher

By • Jul 6, 2018

A talk show host and conspiracy theorist that claimed the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, was a hoax has lawyered up. Mounting lawsuits are posing a threat to the future of Alex Jones’s show.

Sandy Hook Families Push To Hold Gun Maker Accountable In Court

By • May 14, 2018

The Connecticut Supreme Court is likely to decide this week whether to allow 10 families of victims in the 2012 Newtown school shooting to sue Remington, the company that manufactured the assault-style rifle used in the massacre. Law experts say if the case moves forward, it would be the furthest a lawsuit has gone involving a gun manufacturer since Congress passed a law in 2005 that broadly protects gun makers from lawsuits.

Newtown Families Ask Bass Pro Shops To Stop Selling Assault Rifles

By • Mar 5, 2018

An attorney for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has asked one of the nation’s largest sporting goods retailers to stop selling assault rifles. Joshua Koskoff sent a letter on Thursday to Bass Pro Shops founder and CEO Johnny Morris.

Sandy Hook Parents Reject Call For Arming Teachers

By • Feb 22, 2018
The White House

Two parents who lost children in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined survivors of the school massacre in Florida to speak with President Donald Trump Thursday about school shootings. 

Five Years After Sandy Hook Shooting, Social And Emotional Learning Programs Thrive In Schools

By • Dec 13, 2017
WNPR/David DesRoches

Justin Rosa wasn't doing so great when he first moved to Connecticut from Florida in eighth grade.

"That process alone was very difficult, losing all my friends, having to start over, it was such a hard time for me,” he said. “I was very depressed." 

The once-outgoing kid began to retreat into his own head. And that's when the thoughts began.

"To be alone was such a…  a scary point in my life,” he said. “I thought that I would have committed suicide. And it wasn't until the Choose Love Foundation that everything changed."

Gun Violence Vigil Marks 5 Years Since Newtown Shooting

By • Dec 7, 2017

Survivors and family members of victims of gun violence held a candlelight vigil at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening to commemorate the fifth year since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Gunmaker Liability In Sandy Hook Shooting Is Tested Before Connecticut Supreme Court

By • Nov 14, 2017
Patrick Skahill / WNPR

The Connecticut Supreme Court has heard arguments in an appeal on whether a major gunmaker should be held liable in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Newtown Families Angry Over NBC Interview With Sandy Hook Denier Alex Jones

By • Jun 13, 2017
Sean P. Anderson flickr.com/photos/seanpanderson / Creative Commons

Gun control advocates and families of the Sandy Hook tragedy are asking NBC to pull an interview with “Infowars” radio host Alex Jones. The conspiracy theorist has said on numerous occasions that Sandy Hook was a hoax.

Interview: Pat Llodra, Retiring Newtown Official Who Led During Tragedy

By • Jun 5, 2017

The woman who led Newtown, Connecticut, after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is retiring. First Selectman Pat Llodra served four terms starting in 2009.

Newtown School Board: Trump Should Acknowledge Sandy Hook Shooting

By • Apr 10, 2017

The school board in Newtown, Connecticut, wants Donald Trump to acknowledge the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Trump has praised a radio host who claims the shooting was a hoax. The board sent Trump an open letter in February asking him to repudiate that claim.

The letter says the town has been hurt by the viciousness of people who deny the shooting took place. At least three people have been arrested for harassing parents who lost children in the shooting.

New Documentary Highlights Voices Of Newtown Families, Community Members

By & • Mar 23, 2017
Shannon Hicks / The Newtown Bee

In their new documentary, Kim Snyder and Maria Cuomo Cole provide an eye-opening narrative of life after Sandy Hook -- the deadly mass shooting that thrust Connecticut and gun reform into the national spotlight. This hour, we sit down with the filmmakers and learn about the multi-year journey that brought "Newtown" to the screen. 

Four Years After Sandy Hook Shooting, Strong Emotions, But Little Change

By Heather Brandon • Dec 14, 2016
Chion Wolf / WNPR

Wednesday is the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. A gunman walked into the school and took the lives of 20 children and six educators.

Sandy Hook Promise Builds on a "Culture of Awareness"

By • Oct 27, 2016
Patrick Skahill / WNPR

There are signs.

That's the message Sandy Hook Promise wants to get out to schools -- most teenagers make a warning of some kind before going on a shooting rampage, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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