Dealing With Tragedy
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dealing with tragedy
When mass shootings, disaster, war, terrorism, or any traumatic incident occurs, we struggle to make sense of what happened. Although you may not have visible signs of injury, it is common for people who have experienced or witnessed one of these events to experience very strong and painful emotional reactions. As parents, we may particularly worry about what our children are seeing and how they might react.
How Pine Rest Can Help
Psychiatric Urgent Care Center. Designed to provide immediate assessment and treatment for people ages 18+ experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms who cannot wait for routine outpatient intervention.
Counseling & Therapy. Our clinicians are available for all members of the family.
Critical Incident Response. A service available to organizations, our Employee Assistance Programs can provide specially trained consultants immediately and 24/7 in the time of crisis to provide expert support to leaders of organizations. They are also available via phone, video conference or in person/on the ground support for your organization to help employees deal with unforeseen traumatic events.
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