Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

With three dead and two wounded at a high school in Chardon, Ohio, attention is once again turning to school shootings – how and why the occur and what can be done about them.

Frank Ochberg, M.D., the Dart Center’s chair emeritus, explores why school shootings are more frequent in the the U.S.  than in other nations for CNN.com. Many resources for reporters covering school shootings are available here at DartCenter.org, including tipsheets for working reporters, student journalists and faculty advisors, lessons from past shootings at schools and campuses and insights from mental-health professionals.