Primary victims of the Sandy Hook Murders

“I usually cry when I say 26”

Bibliographic Data

ID11337441
AuthorsJoanne Cacciatore (0000-0001-5803-1211, corresponding author), Sarah F Kurker (Arizona State University)
Year2020
Volume116
Pages105165
Publication date2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren and Youth Services Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-7409 • E-ISSN: 1873-7765
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105165
OpenAlexW3035746149
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

The Sandy Hook shootings caused emotional, relational, and physiological responses in victims. • Often, their well-being was compromised in favor of community, corporate, and government stakeholders. • Affected families guided their style of coping through various means. • Perception of social support was both positive and negative. • Helpful interactions obtained consent, promoted safety, and were sensitive to their needs. • Community and systems responses lacked sensitivity, deference, and competence. • This unpreparedness further revictimized primary victims. • Training is needed, along with fiscal accountability, to address primary victim needs after mass shootings. • Participants coped by taking action, remembering their loved ones, and helping others

Accountability · Competence (human resources · Coping (psychology · Deference · Government (linguistics · Hook · Perception · Political science · Clinical Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology