Ms. Feldman and her father, Dr. David Feldman—a Parkland community member and mental health professional—developed this training to help professionals better understand both the immediate and long-term impacts of school shootings. Drawing from their perspectives as a survivor and as a clinician within the Parkland community, they explore how the mental health and wellbeing of students were addressed in the weeks and months following the tragedy. Rather than focus on the events of the shooting and the law enforcement response, Ms. Feldman and Dr. Feldman focus on what helped students feel safe. They reflect on which mental health interventions “worked,” how those interventions were presented and implemented, and what “did not work.”
