Past Contest Entries

ProPublica: The Hidden Cost of Gun Violence

The article highlights the dramatic rates of untreated PTSD in inner-city neighborhoods through the story of an Oakland mother and her daughter who dealt with post-traumatic stress after a shooting last year. It looks at the systematic failure to address gun violence-related trauma in cities across the country, and highlights two successful approaches to identifying and treating civilian trauma, in Oakland and in Philadelphia.

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2014

Category:

  • Public Health (large)

Affiliation:

ProPublica

Reporter:

Lois Beckett, Reporter

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