When kids witness police violence, the trauma doesn't end when the gun is holstered [cnn.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 8/31/204:00 AM

By Elliot C. McLaughlin, CNN, August 29, 2020

Police shot Jacob Blake in front of his children, family attorneys say, and the effects of witnessing such violence could be profound for years. What happens now also could be crucial to staving off serious health issues like cancer or heart disease later in their lives.

The children will be "traumatized forever," family attorney Ben Crump has said, explaining the family doesn't know if Blake will walk again. Blake's father, Jacob Sr., worries for his grandkids' future, he said.

"They're the future of my family, so if you don't take into account their psychological wellness and the wellness of the whole situation going down that road -- it's a long way to go down that road," he told CNN. "Educationally, socially -- there's a lot of things that we have to make sure that they're OK for."

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