Twenty years after Columbine thrust the horror of school shootings into the American consciousness, survivors are helping each other to heal via ReutersPictures
The same gripping fear. The loss and devastation that followed. The lasting trauma and overwhelming grief. So many funerals and memorial services.Chad Williams and Michelle Wheeler , share their experiences during The Rebels Project annual survivor's gathering.
The group's mission has gained a renewed sense of urgency in the wake of three apparent suicides: the father of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, and two teenagers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas who died in March.. Parker, UNITED STATES. Reuters/Leah Millis
Between these gatherings, participants can connect through the project's private Facebook group and attend monthly support meetings in Colorado. Project volunteers sometimes visit affected communities to share what they have learned through the years and offer peer-to-peer guidance.Heather Martin poses for a portrait at her home in Centennial, Colorado.
The next morning, she woke to the news that a gunman had killed a dozen people inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Organizers hope to broaden the project's reach and bolster its impact by starting local support systems in various U.S. states and creating a network of mental-health professionals who specialize in mass trauma.
The Rebels Project taught her that it was normal to continue to struggle for months, even years, after what she had gone through.Steinmuller is running social media for The Rebels Project and is planning on moving to Colorado soon. A sticker on the laptop and a tattoo on her left wrist both memorialize the shooting.
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