Community Violence

Community Violence | Survivors | What Happened To You?

Healing in a Place You Can’t Leave: Recovery Amid Ongoing Risk
ByMary M McFadden

For survivors of community violence, “after” often doesn’t mean the danger has ended. Here’s what recovery looks like when the risk is ongoing, why relational safety matters more than environmental safety, and why structural change and individual healing both matter at once.

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When Violence Touches You Directly: The Incident Itself
ByMary M McFadden

Direct exposure to violence — an assault, a shooting witnessed up close, a loved one’s death — leaves a different imprint than chronic community stress. Here’s what actually happens in the body and brain during and after a violent incident, and why the aftermath deserves its own understanding.

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Living on Alert: The Daily Toll of Community Violence
ByMary M McFadden

Chronic community violence exposure isn’t a single wound — it’s a daily tax on attention, sleep, health, and relationships. Here’s what living in constant threat-assessment mode actually costs kids and the adults raising them.

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Growing Up Around It: How Community Violence Becomes Normal
ByMary M McFadden

Community violence doesn’t traumatize kids in a single event — it becomes the atmosphere they grow up inside. Here’s how chronic exposure reshapes development, and why “resilience” is often the wrong word for what’s really happening.

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