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Parkland, Newtown Community Suicides Prompt Dialogue On Trauma Support

A makeshift memorial is seen outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., in 2018. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

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If you or someone you care about may be in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.


With Meghna Chakrabarti

Deaths by suicide by Parkland and Newtown survivors are sparking a conversation about how to support people long-term after violent trauma. We’re listening.


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