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How to help kids in the aftermath of a school shooting

Families depart Annunciation Catholic School following a mass shooting on Aug. 27, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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Families depart Annunciation Catholic School following a mass shooting on Aug. 27, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

As the community around the Annunciation Church and School of Minneapolis comes to terms with the grief of a mass shooting, host Rob Schmitz speaks to Sarah Paper, a child and adolescent psychologist at Allina Health in a suburb just miles from the attack, who specializes in trauma.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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