"The headmaster of the Neighborhood House Charter School is still feeling the effects of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed one of his students and injured another and her mother....
"Asked by Pressley how the children are doing, Andrews estimated that 15 percent of the 400 children the school serves are still processing the bombings’ aftermath. The school’s student population includes children primarily from Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan. “We’re going to be better but I don’t know if we’ll ever be completely fine,” he said....
"There is a flood of trauma services in the immediate aftermath of such incidents, Andrews said. “And then, what happens…” His voice trailed off.
"The hearing also featured testimony from Mothers for Justice and Equality, an anti-violence group, as well as officials from Boston Emergency Medical Services, Boston Police Department’s peer support and stress unit, the Boston Fire Department, and the violence prevention division at the Boston Public Health Commission."
http://www.dotnews.com/2013/hearing-topic-does-city-need-its-own-trauma-response-system
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