School children at San Diego mosque need support to process trauma of shooting

NPR | By Rhitu Chatterjee

Published May 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM MDT

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After shootings like the one at the San Diego mosque, people on site and in a community who are not physically hurt also suffer. Children are especially vulnerable.

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Rhitu Chatterjee

Rhitu Chatterjee is a health correspondent with NPR, with a focus on mental health. In addition to writing about the latest developments in psychology and psychiatry, she reports on the prevalence of different mental illnesses and new developments in treatments.

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