136: How do we support students after tragedy? with Zoe Touray
Since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, more than 338,000 students in the United States have experienced gun violence in school. School shootings lead to an increase in student absenteeism, antidepressant drug usage, and lower test scores. Research also shows that students exposed to school shootings are less likely to graduate high school, go to college, and be employed. What challenges do survivors of school shootings face? What resources are available to help survivors thrive? And what can parents and schools do to support students after tragedy? In this episode, Zoe Touray joins Kevin to share how we can support students after tragedy. Meet Zoe: Zoe Touray is the founder of S.E.E. (Survivors Embracing Each Other), an organization dedicated to building a community of compassion for survivors. Zoe survived the November 2021 Oxford High School shooting in Michigan and is on a mission to preserve the innocence of America’s students. Now, she travels nationwide to advocate for safer schools, increased crisis and trauma prevention and intervention services for students and staff. https://www.survivorsembrace.org/ This is, What I Want to Know.