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Culture Post: Excessive Media Exposure to Traumatic Events Could Harm Kids

By [reposted by] Jim Liebelt · December 3, 2021
Published in Families, At-Risk, Culture, Media, Mental Health, Teen Behaviors

Florida International University scientists investigating the effects of hurricanes and other natural disasters on children’s brain development previously found that increased exposure to media coverage of disasters led kids to have post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms regardless of physical proximity.

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