Summary: The Effects Of Gun Violence Exposure On Youth Mental Health

Similarly, a year later Slovak conducted another study on gun violence and children. This study examine the effects that gun violence exposure have on youth mental health and how trauma is associated with gun violence exposure (Slovak, 2002). According to research gun statistics, in the United States violent injury and death from a gun affect children and adolescents in urban settings (Slovak, 2002). The researchers investigate violence exposure and its relationship to mental health risk and they believed that this can cause an increased risk of mental health problems for those who witnessed shootings (Slovak, 2002). This study used a self-report survey to explore issues of gun violence and trauma (Slovak, 2002). They measure demographics,