Trauma

The EF5 tornado in May 2011 destroyed a third of Joplin, a city of 50,000, killing 161 people and causing $3 billion in property damage. “You never get over it, it just gets less raw,” one resident said after similar storms in Kentucky last month.

Kansas City's largest railroad company wants to merge with a larger Canadian company, a move that insiders predict may help reshape the transportation industry. Plus, a local organization is helping veterans trying to heal from "moral injury" by writing and sharing poems and stories about their experiences.

President Joe Biden was in Kansas City on Wednesday to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he signed last month. Plus, Kansas City Public Schools is rethinking its approach to addressing students coping with trauma and violence.

Kansas City, Missouri, saw a record 180 homicides in 2020, and 2021 is on track for another deadly year. Inevitably, the trauma from this gun violence makes its way to students, forcing Kansas City Public Schools to rethink its approach to education and discipline.

Up to 40% of domestic violence victims are unwilling to go to a shelter because they’re concerned with what will happen to pets left behind with their abuser.

Black Kansas Citians say therapy feels safer when their counselor is Black. But there’s a lack of Black therapists in the area and across the country.

African American students in Missouri are reportedly more than four times as likely to be suspended as their white peers. A new KCPS policy addresses the disturbing trend.

People targeted by the symbols on display during last week's insurrection might be experiencing historical trauma, also known as intergenerational trauma. Here's what it is, and how it can be triggered by the news.

With case numbers at tens of thousands and number fatigue setting in, one Kansas Citian shares a smaller number to consider: six. The number of people he personally has lost.

Mental health experts say that even people who remain physically healthy throughout the COVID-19 epidemic are already experiencing high levels of trauma,…

Segment 1: Trauma centers in Kansas City are hopeful their preparation for a mass shooting will never play out.Mass casualties strike with no warning,…

Now that it’s July, Wyandotte High School senior Tahj Harris said he hears gunshots every day.“I’m used to it,” he said. “I don’t think much about it.”For…