The trauma remains long after the bullets are removed. When we think of gun violence in America, we either think of mass shootings or gangs and drugs. But that's not an accurate picture of gun violence in this country. A significant portions of gun violence exists in the community, and the majority of gun related deaths are tied to suicides. How can we prevent community violence? How can we tackle this incredibly complicated problem? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Kael Bloom on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/21MaU3f-j9s?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSound Credit: "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show
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