Key points

Stress reactions after trauma are common and often temporary.

If symptoms last more than a month, it may be PTSD, and seeking support may be helpful.

Connection, routines, and evidence-based therapies are powerful tools for healing.

Just two weeks ago, I was at my desk when alerts lit up my phone: Active shooter on campus.

Though I wasn’t physically there, my mind instantly went to my colleagues and students. Were they safe? What was happening? As news trickled in, we learned that a man had fired more than 180 rounds from across the street from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shattering windows and leaving CDC staff, Emory students and faculty, and parents, children, and teachers at the onsite daycare all sheltering in offices, classrooms, and cars. O

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