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Published on: July 10, 2017
Adolescents' experiences of psychosocial support after traumatisation in a school shooting
Kalle Murtonen1, Laura Suomalainen1,2, Henna Haravuori1,3
1Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, 00271, Helsinki, Finland.
Background:
In November 2007, a student shot and killed eight people and himself at Jokela High School, Finland.
Method:
Availability and experiences of psychosocial support were investigated using data (N=231) collected with a questionnaire 4 months after the event.
Results:
Female gender, severity of trauma, psychiatric disturbance and post-traumatic distress were associated with receiving psychosocial support. Over half of the students with a high level of trauma-related symptoms reported immediate support as having been helpful. Additionally, support from family and friends was available to a majority of students.
Conclusions:
The factors associated with not receiving support or not feeling helped should be studied further for possible implications on crisis interventions.
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