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 trend.
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In May, the MSU Department of Psychiatry launched the Prevent 2 Protect project with a goal of preventing mass violence by addressing mental health through community support. Funded by a $15 million appropriation from the Michigan Department of Education, Prevent 2 Protect is led by co-directors Alyse Folino Ley, an MSU child and adolescent psychiatrist with clinical expertise in trauma-related disorders who serves as the associate chair of education and research in the Department of Psychiatry, and Frank Straub, senior director of violence prevention research and programs at Safe and Sound Schools, the project’s partner.
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