Beyond the death count: The psychological casualties of mass violence

On October 9th , while President Obama was attempting to console the victims of the October 1st mass shooting at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Oregon, two more students were killed, and five people were wounded at colleges in Arizona and Texas.

In Flagstaff, Arizona, a gunman opened fire at Northern Arizona University. Hours later, Texas Southern University (TSU) classes were canceled at the Houston school as the campus was locked down …

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