How Viral Videos of Death and Violence Are Traumatizing Children
Viral videos are exposing us to a new form of psychological injury, one particularly dangerous to children whose mental health is already at a tipping point.
The worst events of our time are captured on video with ever greater frequency, raising a new threat to mental health. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock
“As a mental health professional, I am pleading with you not to watch the video.”
Kathleen Lyons, a licensed clinical professional counselor, penned this warning about the graphic video of Sonya Massey’s death on social media. She wrote this the day that police released body-camera recordings to Massey’s family and then to the public online. The video has garnered around 5 million views.
