The mental health of everyone is affected by violent events. The trauma is still real even if you weren't present. Increased stress and anxiety can be caused by a constant news cycle and the tendency to doom scroll on social media. Both trauma and toxic stress can be caused by violence and the fear of violence. When we are at work, all of that doesn't disappear. Five ways for managers and leaders to support their people and themselves through violent, devastating events are offered by the author, founder and CEO of a nonprofit.
The news of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas hit close to home for the mother of two children. I have worried about my kids more than once this year because their classrooms are close to their entrance. The tragedy has become all too commonplace.
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