Children Living in High Crime Communities Likely to Develop a ‘War Zone’ Mentality

Children Living in High Crime Communities Likely to Develop a ‘War Zone’ Mentality
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The impact of gun violence on the mental health of children and adolescents is multi-faceted and individualized.

James Garbarino, a professor emeritus of psychology at Cornell University and Loyola University Chicago, published an article in New England Journal of Medicine about these effects.