The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds: Supporting Children and Families After the Texas Shooting

After the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas earlier this week, parents and caregivers are looking for answers on how to talk to their kids about yet another tragedy.  This one involving a gunman who entered an elementary school and shot and killed 19 children and two teachers.   In an interview on WGBH, Dr. Eugene Beresin, Executive Director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Mass General, gives parents some practical guidelines on how to explain these events to children.  

The Clay Center also provides a very useful list of resources to help support families to navigate the topics of  school shootings and gun violence with children.

Resources for Families and Caregivers

‘Let them know that you’re feeling sad too’: How parents and caregivers can help children handle trauma (WGBH)

Here’s what to say to children about deadly Texas school shooting (WCVB)

After a Mass Shooting – Caregiver Resources (Clay Center for Young Health Minds)

How to Talk With Kids About Gun Violence (Eugene Beresin, MD and Gretchen Felopulos, PhD in Psychology Today)