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A neuroscience-based action plan to deal with stress after El Paso and Dayton shootings

  • Written by Laurel Mellin, Associate Clinical Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
The tragedies in El Paso and Dayton bring sadness, grief and stress to many people. Ash T Productions/Shutterstock.com

After the mass murders in El Paso and Dayton, discussions about improving mental health and strengthening gun control laws may be comforting.

Neither affords a plan, however, to address the stress that comes with these events to the...

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