The Franklin College Pulliam School of Journalism and the Trust for Trauma Journalism hosted the first day of their annual National Trauma Journalism Symposium on the campus of Franklin College Thursday. The event’s opening speaker was Dr. Alyse Ley, director of Prevent 2 Protect, an adolescent-targeted violence prevention program. Ley’s organization, P2P, operates out of Michigan and […]
In 2018, Aaron Stark stood on stage in Boulder, Colorado, and began his Ted Talk by uttering the words, “I was almost a school shooter.” Stark, a high school student in 1996, admitted through tear-streaked eyes and a quivering voice that in a moment of pain and anger, he almost committed a terrible atrocity. The […]
In March of 2023 dean Aron Sousa attended a conference with the Association of American Medical Colleges. Just weeks after the violence on MSU’s campus, Sousa found himself at a session on gun violence. Presenters from Northwell Health were sharing their work to address gun violence — including physicians asking patients about access to guns in their households and […]
The Michigan State University community may be feeling a range of emotions as the one-year mark of an on-campus shooting approaches. Whether you’re experiencing stress, anxiety, lingering trauma or just feeling unsettled, mental health experts say you’re not alone. “At the anniversary time, the symptoms can be brought back up to the surface,” said Alyse […]
The idea behind the project is to identify those individuals in the K-12 school system that have been deemed at risk of committing an act of violence. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan State University is at the forefront of an initiative aimed at preventing youth targeted violence. It’s through a project called Prevent 2 Protect. The […]
Acts of mass violence Gun violence and mass shootings continued to plague the U.S., with 632 documented in 2023 so far, including one on our very own campus on Feb. 13. In the wake of the violence our campus experienced, several MSU faculty members advocated through research and launched projects that seek to address this concerning […]
Senator Debbie Stabenow Visits Pediatric Clinic as Part of Expanded Mental Health Services for Children in Michigan EAST LANSING – MSU Health Care Pediatrics Lansing welcomed Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow on September 25, 2023, to understand the impact the Michigan Clinical Consultation & Care Program on its patient population. Senator Stabenow visited the clinical site where a […]
In March of 2018, the rural community of Paw Paw west of Kalamazoo was shaken by terrifying news of tragedy narrowly averted: a 15-year-old student had been arrested just hours before he planned to commit a mass shooting at the local high school the next day. The teen was found to have a hit list […]
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has allocated $12.6 million toward grant funding for local organizations dedicated to preventing community violence. The funding is intended to improve community safety throughout the state of Michigan. The department’s funding comes from Community Violence Intervention Programs investments included in the 2023 and 2024 state budgets approved by […]
Associate Professor Miko Rose, DO, recounts being in East Lansing during and after the Michigan State University mass shooting. She also discusses steps we can all take to prevent future violence. I lay drenched in sweat on the yoga mat, blinking up toward the wall, finally feeling my lungs fill fully with air. The instructor […]
