Episode 138: Back to School (with Trauma)

it has been two months since the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Tragedies like Uvalde are always a chance to revisit what we mean by “safety,” and where mental health fits in to that. And lest we forget, the worst of the COVID pandemic may be over for most kids, but that can't erase the more than 10.5 million children worldwide who have lost one or both parents during the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode we explore the persisting effects on Texas kids of these two recent disasters. The first segment is an interview with Texas Tribune's Brian Lopez about the aftemath of the UValde shooting. In the second segment we hear from Rosie Guzman and Sandy Salinas, both with Communities in Schools of Laredo, a Hogg Foundation grant partner. Related links: For Uvalde, Sympathy is Not Enough https://hogg.utexas.edu/for-uvalde-sympathy-is-not-enough COVID-19 and Our Schools https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-covid-19-and-our-schools Children in 2021 https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-children-in-2021 Sustainable Support for Grieving Students https://hogg.utexas.edu/what-we-do/success-stories/sustainable-support-for-grieving-students Episode 87: Mental Health and School Safety: Finding the Balance https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-mental-health-and-school-safety Episode 129: Protecting Kids’ Mental Health in a Time of Polarization https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-social-emotional-learning