"I have learned so much in the last ten years": The lasting impact of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, marks 10 years since 20 children and six educators were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. This hour, a look at the emotional impact of the day and post-traumatic growth in its aftermath.

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GUESTS: 

• Dannel Malloy: Former governor of Connecticut; he is currently chancellor of the University of Maine system 
• Scarlett Lewis: Founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son, 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
• John Woodall: Psychiatrist, medical director of Newtown TMS, and the representative for the Baha’i community to the Newtown Interfaith Council

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