gun violence – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org Independent, nationally distributed news for professionals in the youth services field. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:48:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://youthtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/orig-80x80.png gun violence – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org 32 32 A school shooting in Tennessee sparked activism — and now frustration https://youthtoday.org/2024/06/a-school-shooting-in-tennessee-sparked-activism-and-now-frustration/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:32:38 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110016

Tennessee joined eight other states in allowing school employees to carry guns on K-12 campuses.

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]]> Q&A: This Colorado teacher survived Columbine. Here’s how she prioritizes trauma-informed practices. https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/qa-this-colorado-teacher-survived-columbine-heres-how-she-prioritizes-trauma-informed-practices/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:32:05 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108229

Heather Martin discusses how her experience at Columbine influenced her education and her teaching.

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]]> Tennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe. https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/tennessee-is-ramping-up-penalties-for-student-threats-research-shows-thats-not-the-best-way-to-keep-schools-safe/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:30:29 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108279

Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.

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]]> The parents paying for their children’s crimes https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/the-parents-paying-for-their-childrens-crimes/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:28:10 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108156

Some worry that expansion of charges against parents would disproportionately affect minority/poor parents.

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]]> 6 tips: What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/what-families-need-to-know-about-how-to-safely-store-firearms-at-home/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:32:20 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107408

Only about 40% of firearm owners store their guns when not in use.

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]]> Active shooter training: State-specific requirements for schools and law enforcement https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/active-shooter-training-state-specific-requirements-for-schools-and-law-enforcement/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/active-shooter-training-state-specific-requirements-for-schools-and-law-enforcement/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:32:35 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106696

Only two states have laws that require active shooter training for all officers.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/active-shooter-training-state-specific-requirements-for-schools-and-law-enforcement/feed/ 4 A history of holding parents responsible for their kids’ crimes https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/a-history-of-holding-parents-responsible-for-their-kids-crimes/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/a-history-of-holding-parents-responsible-for-their-kids-crimes/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:31:08 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106678

About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/a-history-of-holding-parents-responsible-for-their-kids-crimes/feed/ 1 I lost a friend to gun violence when I was in high school. Now, I counsel Chicago students facing similar pain. https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/i-lost-a-friend-to-gun-violence-when-i-was-in-high-school-now-i-counsel-chicago-students-facing-similar-pain/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/i-lost-a-friend-to-gun-violence-when-i-was-in-high-school-now-i-counsel-chicago-students-facing-similar-pain/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:32:24 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106018

In the spring of ninth grade, a murder at a party changed my life.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/i-lost-a-friend-to-gun-violence-when-i-was-in-high-school-now-i-counsel-chicago-students-facing-similar-pain/feed/ 1 95% of public schools conduct active shooter drills. Are students safer? https://youthtoday.org/2023/12/95-of-public-schools-conduct-active-shooter-drills-are-students-safer/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/12/95-of-public-schools-conduct-active-shooter-drills-are-students-safer/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:59:47 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1105142

188 school shootings occurred during the 2021-22 academic year according to recent federal data.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/12/95-of-public-schools-conduct-active-shooter-drills-are-students-safer/feed/ 3 ‘It’s such a common thing now’: School shootings reached record levels in 2022 https://youthtoday.org/2023/09/its-such-a-common-thing-now-school-shootings-reached-record-levels-in-2022/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:18:37 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104128

Educational settings were the second most common location of active shooter incidents.

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]]> Still ringing the alarm: An enduring call to action for black youth suicide prevention https://youthtoday.org/2023/09/still-ringing-the-alarm-an-enduring-call-to-action-for-black-youth-suicide-prevention/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:29:10 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103829

Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.

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]]> ‘Two Battlefields’: Opps, cops, and NYC youth gun culture https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/two-battlefields-opps-cops-and-nyc-youth-gun-culture/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:02:39 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103015

A study of young gun carriers in NYC sheds a light on their perspective.

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]]> Baltimore samaritan who bandaged a shooting victim from block party says ‘All they know is guns’ https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/baltimore-samaritan-who-bandaged-a-shooting-victim-from-block-party-says-all-they-know-is-guns/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:29:44 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102844

"They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking ... "

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]]> For Chicago girls confronting violence, a school solution for reducing PTSD https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/for-chicago-girls-confronting-violence-a-school-solution-for-reducing-ptsd/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/for-chicago-girls-confronting-violence-a-school-solution-for-reducing-ptsd/#comments Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:58:04 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102499

Nearly 40% of girls in Chicago Public schools experience PTSD and violence-related stress.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/for-chicago-girls-confronting-violence-a-school-solution-for-reducing-ptsd/feed/ 1 Analysts say curfews don’t work; cities bet on them as a tool against youth gun violence https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/analysts-say-curfews-dont-work-cities-bet-on-them-as-a-tool-against-youth-gun-violence/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/analysts-say-curfews-dont-work-cities-bet-on-them-as-a-tool-against-youth-gun-violence/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:03:55 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102406

“Nothing good really comes about after midnight," said Blakely, Georgia, Police Chief Will Caudill.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/analysts-say-curfews-dont-work-cities-bet-on-them-as-a-tool-against-youth-gun-violence/feed/ 2 YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/youtubes-recommendations-send-violent-and-graphic-gun-videos-to-9-year-olds-study-finds/ Wed, 17 May 2023 20:03:19 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102206

The accounts that followed YouTube's suggested videos received 382 firearms-related videos in one month.

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]]> “It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns.” https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/its-the-guns-its-always-been-the-guns/ Wed, 10 May 2023 18:32:10 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102022

“I’ve gone from scared and terrified, to kinda just really pissed off," Smith said.

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]]> Brazil’s school violence mirrors US. Its reaction doesn’t https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/brazils-school-violence-mirrors-us-its-reaction-doesnt/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:02:36 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101698

In Brazil, there appears to be broad support for holding social media platforms accountable.

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]]> Uvalde families plead for languishing Texas gun bills https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/uvalde-families-plead-for-languishing-texas-gun-bills/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/uvalde-families-plead-for-languishing-texas-gun-bills/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:02:36 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101649

The emotional late-night hearing underlined the sustained anger by some Uvalde families.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/uvalde-families-plead-for-languishing-texas-gun-bills/feed/ 2 Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/teacher-shot-by-6-year-old-student-files-40-million-lawsuit/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 18:02:26 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101424

The lawsuit alleges gross negligence for ignoring multiple warnings leading up to the shooting.

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