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The problem with how we’re preparing students for active shooters

By Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC

December 11, 2021

A crisis of childhood grief

by Anna North | Vox

November 24, 2021

Lessons From NYC’s Children of 9/11 Help the Kids of COVID as School Resumes

by Samantha Maldonado | The City

September 8, 2021

Pandemic prompts grief support in schools | Quick Guide

by Betty Marquez Rosales | EdSource: Highlighting Strategies for Student Success

August 17th, 2021

Institutions Step Up Grief Counseling Efforts As Pandemic Wages On

by Liann Herder | Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aug 5th, 2021

A Call to Remember Victims of COVID-19

by Chelsea Cirruzzo | U.S. News & World Report

July 29th, 2021

Minutes Overtime — Children remember parents lost to COVID-19

by Will Croxton | CBS News

Jul 18th, 2021

OPINION: Are parents missing lesson in social and emotional learning?

by Maureen Downey | The Atlanta Journal-Constiution

May 27th, 2021

In Schools, Finding Hope at a Hopeless Time

by Nora Fleming | edutopia

March 26, 2021

How Lockdown Drills Affect America’s Children

by Deborah Brunswick, Channon Hodge, and Margaret Dawson | CNN

March 10, 2021

COVID disrupted learning. Did it stop it altogether?

by Maureen Downey | AJC

March 9, 2021

Losing a Loved One to COVID-19 Presents Unique Challenges for Kids

by Jennifer Rufer and Alex Cohen | Spectrum News 1

March 9, 2021

How to Help Your School Community Through Grief and Loss

by James Paterson | NEA News

March 2, 2021

Children Remember Parents Lost to COVID-19

by Will Croxton | CBS News

January 31, 2021

Talking with children about civil unrest and other violence in the news

by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | Newswise

January 20, 2021

How should schools teach kids about what happened at the US Capitol on Jan. 6? We asked 6 education experts

by David Schonfeld, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kyle Greenwalt, Paula McAvoy, Sarah Stitzlein, Tiffany Mitchell Patterson | The Conversation

January 11, 2021

Doctors Call For Immediate End to High-Intensity Active Shooter Drills in Schools

by Catherine Pearson | Huffington Post

August 24, 2020

AAP: Schools should avoid high-intensity live crisis drills

by David J Schonfeld, MD, FAAP | AAP News

August 24, 2020

Why Your Kids Can’t Sleep, and How to Help

by Joanne Chen | NY Times

June 26, 2020

Kids Learn About Race Younger Than You Think. Talk To Them Before That.

by Maija Kappler | Huffington Post Canada

Jun 01, 2020

How to Help Children Cope with the Death of a Loved One During the Pandemic

by Amanda Krupa | Parents Magazine

May 20, 2020

Helping Students Grieve From a Distance

by Arianna Prothero | Education Week

May 19, 2020

Staying sane: Helping your kids cope as the pandemic continues

by Eileen Ogintz | Taking the Kids

May 7, 2020

Best Ways to Help Kids Through the Pandemic

by Steven Reinberg | U.S. News & World Report

May 1, 2020

How Parents Can Tend to Kids’ Emotional Health in the Age of Coronavirus

by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | Newswise

April 27, 2020

‘A lot of pressure’: Parents juggle their homebound children amid the coronavirus

by Aarthi Swaminathan and Denitsa Tsekova | Yahoo Money 

March 25, 2020

Taking the Kids and Learning to Cope with Travel Disappointments

by Eileen Ogintz | Travel Agent Central 

March 19, 2020

Talking to and supporting children during a pandemic

American Academy of Pediatrics

March 18, 2020

Heading out for March Break? Play it safe and stay home instead

by Joanne Richard | Toronto Sun 

March 12, 2020

How to talk to your kids about Coronavirus

by Michelle Hainer  | Mommy Nearest 

March 6, 2020

Helping Kids Cope with the Death of an Idol

Spectrum News 1

February 4, 2020

Kids loved Kobe, Here’s how to talk to them about his death

by Ryan Carter  | Los Angeles Daily News 

January 29, 2020

Kindness, Empathy, Compassion, Love in wake of the Saugus High shooting

by Mike Kuhlman  | KHTS Radio

January 13, 2020

After Parkland’ and the Pervasive Toll of School Shootings

by Liesl Bradner  | Truthdig 

December, 13, 2019

Students Return To School After Saugus High Shooting

by Michael Brown  | KHTS Radio

December 2, 2019

Help kids understand hate

by Katie Arnold-Ratliff | Parents Magazine

December 2019

Le calvaire des survivants de fusillades aux Etats-Unis

by Stephanie le Bars | Le Monde

November 1, 2019

[Audio] How to talk to kids about traumatic events

By Wendy Herkey | Charlotte Talks

August 27, 2019

How to talk to kids about mass shootings & gun violence

By Keiko Talley | Romper

August 26, 2019

What you need to know about bulletproof backpacks

By Kerry Breen | NBC Today

August 7, 2019

[Audio] How to talk with kids about violent attacks in the news

By Morning Edition | NPR

August 6, 2019

[Audio] How to cope and talk to kids

By A Martinez | Take Two | KPCC

August 5, 2019

What school threats and lockdowns are doing to a generation of children

By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN

April 19, 2019

Thousands expected for Nipsey Hussle’s Los Angeles memorial service

By Associated Press | Billboard

April 11, 2019

Los Angeles prepares to mourn en masse for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle

By Associated Press | Fox News

April 11, 2019

How to be there for someone who survived a horrible trauma

By Carolyn Todd, Self

April 2, 2019

US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?

By George Pierpont, BBC

March 31, 2019

The recent student deaths in Parkland are a wake-up call. ‘We’ve been suffering for a year.”

By Madison Park, Darran Simon & Emanuella Grinberg, CNN

March 26, 2019

Three tragic deaths reverberate across US amid steady rise in suicides

By William Wan, Washington Post

March 26, 2019

Parkland again faces tragedy after two apparent suicides: ‘Trauma doesn’t just go away’

By Lori Rozsa, Kayla Epstein & Katie Mettler, Washington Post

March 26, 2019

Parkland anniversary: a year after mass shooting

By Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News

February 10, 2019

[Video] Do active shooter drills do more harm than good? 

By KQED | Above the Noise

February 6, 2019

How to talk to kids of all ages about school shootings

By Sharon Lynn Pruitt, Oxygen

November 6, 2018

New York Life Foundation expands childhood grief education program

By Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor

October 11, 2018

Schools refine their approach to grieving students in wake of Oct. 1 shooting

By Michelle Rindels, The Nevada Independent

October 1, 2018

Vegas Lost: How kids deal with memories of One October

By John Treanor, KSNV

September 27, 2018

Experts urge parents to talk with kids about Las Vegas shooting

By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 27, 2018

Support for children affected by the [Las Vegas] Oct. 1 shooting

By Camalot Todd, Las Vegas Weekly

September 20, 2018

Comforting your kids after mass shootings

By Tamika Cody, HelloSWFL

September 4, 2018

Close to home: healing schools need patience, support

By Steven Herrington, for The Press Democrat

August 16, 2018

Many US schools still not fully prepared for disasters

By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters

August 9, 2018

How to talk to your kids when a violent event hits close to home

By Melissa Leu for LAist / KPCC

July 23, 2018

New York Life Savannah presents $27,500 check to SCCPSS

By the Savannah Tribune

June 6, 2018

Nationally recognized crisis counselor to speak

By Heather Bailey, Windsor Times

May 9, 2018

Congressional briefing on gun violence and school safety

By the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives

March 23, 2018

Letter to the editor

By Drs. Colleen Kraft & David Schonfeld

February 23, 2018

In wake of shooting, educators look at social media impact on students

By Kyley Schultz, Cronkite News

February 22, 2018

Funeral after funeral, an emotional marathon for survivors of the Parkland school shooting

By Kevin Sullivan & William Wan, Washington Post

February 18, 2018

School shootings seldom addressed in teacher union contracts

By Jaclyn Diaz & Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law

February 16, 2018

As Parkland community grieves, experts predict long road to recovery

By Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week

February 15, 2018

Sonoma County schools keep eye on student behavior after wildfires

By Eloísa Ruano González, The Press Democrat

January 21, 2018

Natural disaster victims face losses of many kinds

By Heather Nesle & Dr. David Schonfeld for ThinkAdvisor

December 24, 2017

Talking to your child about scary news

By Anonymous, Washington Times Herald

December 23, 2017

How the Thomas fire is worsening the housing crisis for vulnerable students

By Elena Gooray, Pacific Standard

December 11, 2017

A blue Christmas: Dealing with loss during the holidays

By Clare Ansberry, The Wall Street Journal

December 5, 2017

How to talk to your kids about natural disasters

By Christina Joseph, Aetna

November 15, 2017

Taking care of the physician

By Dr. Perri Klass, New York Times

November 13, 2017

Student suicide: “We don’t want this to happen to anybody else.”

By Meg Ryan, Delmarva Times

November 10, 2017

Tips and advice for suicide prevention after tragedy hits Parkside High

By Justina Coronel, 47 ABC (Maryland)

November 7, 2017

Ten tips for doctors caring for families affected by Zika

By David Schonfeld, for Healio

November 1, 2017

How teachers and schools can help when bad stuff happens

By Anya Kamenetz, NPR

October 5, 2017

Remembering a friend

By Katrina Clarke, The Daily Gleaner

September 22, 2017

Marysville educators reach out to a newly traumatized school

By Kari Bray, HeraldNet

September 19, 2017

Here’s how a 9/11 widow brought her family back from the brink

By Darla Mercado, CNBC

September 11, 2017

The serious and long-lasting impact of disaster on school children

By Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

September 11, 2017

Children’s trauma lasts long after disasters, studies show

By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week

September 8, 2017

Mapping out the causes of suicide in teenagers and
children

By Madhumita Murgia, Washington Post

August 22, 2017

Community mourns slain South Pasadena boy at memorial in Arcadia

By Brian Day, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

July 17, 2017

Father’s Day when father isn’t there

By David Schonfeld, for L.A. Parent Magazine

June 12, 2017

Work with traumatized Marysville students continues

By Becky Berg, HeraldNet

June 11, 2017

After the loss: talking to kids about bereavement

By Robert Lerose, Costco Connection

June 1, 2017

VIDEO: Talking to children about terrorism and tragic events in the news

By Ellen Leyva & Coleen Sullivan, abc7 Eyewitness News

May 24, 2017

VIDEO: How to talk to kids about terror attacks

By Steve Edwards & Liz Habib, Good Day LA

May 24, 2017

Letter: School should embrace resources after suicides

By Darcy Krause, Philadelphia, Pa.

May 9, 2017

How should you talk to your children about the San Bernardino school shooting?

By Beau Yarbrough, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

April 11, 2017

Tensions not unusual after tragedies like Townville shooting

By Kirk Brown, Independent Mail

December 8, 2016

How to talk to kids about a terminally ill parent

By Estee Pouleris, Hard Talks with Kids

October 25, 2016

Marysville Pilchuck High marks 2 years since shootings

By Rikki King, HeraldNet

October 23, 2016

Pediatricians can do more to help grieving children, adolescents

By Dr. David Schonfeld, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

September 01, 2016

Spate of bomb scares requires attention to student emotions

By Alisha Kirby, Cabinet Report

June 06, 2016

AUDIO: Are Seattle daycares prepared for The big one?

By Ann Dornfeld, KUOW

March 03, 2016

In the event of disaster, children first

By Anita Slomski, Proto

March 25, 2016

AUDIO: Problems and solutions

By Cathy Blythe, Problems & Solutions (Podcast)

February 12, 2016

Report: U.S. disaster preparedness neglects kids

By Ashley Welch, CBS

January 04, 2016

U.S. may lack resources to treat kids in disasters

By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters

January 05, 2016

Obama’s visit to San Bernardino marks grim ritual

By Liset Márquez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

December 18, 2015

8 ways to calm down and talk to kids about lockdowns

By Wendy Sue Swanson, Huffington Post

December 16, 2015

After Paris attacks, how to talk to kids about terrorism

By Mary Brophy Marcus, CBS

November 16, 2015

Visiting the September 11 Memorial Museum

By Vicky Valet and Natalie Schumann, New Jersey Family

September 10, 2015

Members of Newtown shootings panel recall toll their work took

By Kristin Hussey, The New York Times

March 03, 2015

Grief in the classroom: saying nothing says a lot

By Elissa Nadworny, NPR

January 13, 2015

VIDEO: NCSCB Director Dr. David Schonfeld speaks about the Newtown shooting tragedy

By Anderson Cooper, CNN

December 14, 2012

Survivors of shootings grieve in stages

By Laura Sessions Stepp, Washington Post

April 17, 2007