Prevention of School and Mass Shootings through Children’s Resilience Formation Training and Parental Involvement

The most alarming outcome associated with our youth's mental health crisis is suicide.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a 25% increase in rates of suicide in the past decade.In fact, suicide accounts for more deaths among youths than all natural causes combined.It is the second leading cause of death, following accidents, for adolescents.The availability of guns, whether through friends' or parents' legal purchase or lack of safety is an even more widespread concern.The lack of parental support specifically fathers [4] who fail to provide emotional training for their children are more likely to enhance likelihood of shooting as a strategy for conflict resolution.