On Wednesday, a shooting at Annunciation Church rocked Minneapolis. Two children were killed, 18 people were injured and an entire community was shaken. Two experts share advice on how caregivers can find support and offer the words to process this violence with children of all ages. We hear from Jenny Britton from Washburn Center for Children and Matt Witham from Gillette Children’s.

Find more resources here:
Washburn Center for Children: Steps to take when your child is experiencing a trauma-related emergency
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting 
“The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst 

This week our co-host is columnist Laura Yuen. Read her column here. 

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On Wednesday, a shooting at Annunciation Church rocked Minneapolis. Two children were killed, 18 people were injured and an entire community was shaken. Two experts share advice on how caregivers can find support and offer the words to process this violence with children of all ages. We hear from Jenny Britton from Washburn Center for Children and Matt Witham from Gillette Children&rsquo;s.
Find more resources here:
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<li aria-level="1">Washburn Center for Children: <a href="https://washburn.org/2023/05/02/my-child-is-troubled-by-a-traumatic-event/">Steps to take</a> when your child is experiencing a trauma-related emergency</li>
<li aria-level="1">The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: <a href="https://www.nctsn.org/resources/parent-guidelines-helping-youth-after-recent-shooting">Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting&nbsp;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://patricekarst.com/the-invisible-string-origin-story/">&ldquo;The Invisible String&rdquo; </a>by Patrice Karst&nbsp;</li>
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This week our co-host is columnist <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/laura-yuen/8127999">Laura Yuen</a>. Read her column<a href="https://www.startribune.com/yuen-how-to-talk-to-your-kid-about-the-annunciation-school-shooting/601462666"> here.</a>&nbsp;
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