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Mental health experts offer guidance in aftermath of Brown University shootings

By
G. Wayne Miller, Ocean State Stories
January 26, 2026
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Trauma can persist if left unaddressed

PROVIDENCE — Like untold numbers of people in Rhode Island and beyond, once Linda Hurley learned of the mass shootings at Brown University on Dec. 13, she became what she described as “glued” to the torrent of media reports.

“As in any tragedy of this type, it didn’t feel real for hours and hours,” Hurley, CODAC president and CEO, told Ocean State Stories in an interview. “You’re horrified. You feel sick.”

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