How a health care model that acknowledges trauma can help kids, and communities, heal [sanantonioreport.org]

Karen Clemmer 6/14/227:30 AM

By Raquel Torres, Photo: Nick Wagner/San Antonio Report, San Antonio Report, June 12, 2022

Celeste Ibarra, mother of 9-year-old Aubriella Melchor, has witnessed her daughter deteriorating since the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Aubriella hid in a bathroom stall as the gunman walked past and began shooting.

Now, Ibarra said her daughter hardly eats or sleeps, and when she does sleep, she has nightmares of the gunman coming after her. She said she still hears the echoes of the gunshots, still sees his feet and the AR-15 rifle sweeping past the bathroom stall where she hid.

While most parents do not have as direct a connection to the Uvalde mass shooting as Ibarra and her daughter, parents across San Antonio and South Texas are struggling to speak to their children about the horrific event, even while grappling with their own difficult emotions.

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Carla Denner LCSWMember

Great article. I do wish it listed more resources to help children and families with healing. There are many programs and models available.

6/14/2210:43 AM

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