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What Can Communities Do To Prevent School Shootings?

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Students gather during a vigil at Pine Trails Park for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
Students gather during a vigil at Pine Trails Park for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

In light of the Florida school shooting we ask, what can be done at the local level to help young people before they might resort to violence?

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Elizabeth Englander, professor of psychology at Bridgewater State University, and Director and Founder of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center. She tweets @ekenglander.

This segment aired on February 19, 2018.

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