August 2, 2018
How to Report On Survivors of Gun Violence
Tips on how to interview and write about America’s growing population of gunshot victims with empathy and sensitivity.
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Shot and Forgotten
24 StoriesThe toll of America’s gun violence epidemic is usually measured in lives lost — more than 35,000 each year. Ignored, almost completely, are the many more people who are shot every year, and survive.
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Introducing Aftermath, a New Podcast About Gun Violence Survivors
Ever imagine what it's like to be shot? Reporters Amber Hunt of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Elizabeth Van Brocklin of The Trace traveled the country talking to people who know too well.
May 31, 2018
Bullets Put These Men in Wheelchairs. They Turned to Poetry to Process Their Pain.
At a recent performance in New York, gun violence survivors shared stories of loss and resilience.
May 22, 2018
The Wounds You Can’t See: Four Women on the Lasting Trauma of Gun Violence
Surviving a shooting, or losing a loved one to a bullet, can result in a lifetime of struggle. Especially when new horrors play on a loop.
April 11, 2018
Gunshot Survivors May Be Eligible for Crime Victim Compensation. Here’s Everything You Need to Know to Apply.
A resource for shooting survivors seeking financial support.
February 12, 2018
States Set Aside Millions of Dollars for Crime Victims. But Some Gun Violence Survivors Don’t Get the Funds They Desperately Need.
“There is this money that’s just sitting there and underutilized because people don’t know about it or are unable to access it,” said one expert.
October 24, 2017
Listen as Gunshot Survivors in New Orleans Open Up About Chronic Pain and Unequal Medical Care
"I don't even have a primary care doctor."
October 9, 2017
What It Costs to Treat Gunshot Wounds in Hospitals
New research shines a light on an understudied, and enormous, expense.
October 3, 2017
Gunshot Survivors Describe What May Lie Ahead For Las Vegas’s Wounded
"In the beginning, anything frightens you."
July 11, 2017
I Was Shot 47 Years Ago. I Still Haven’t Healed.
Clai Lasher-Sommers was a child when her stepfather nearly killed her. Her recovery will never end.
July 5, 2017
Here’s How Medicaid Cuts Would Imperil Healthcare for Gunshot Victims
The Senate plan would put the cost of treatment out of reach for thousands of people who have suffered firearm injuries.
June 13, 2017
What It’s Like to Get Shot and Survive
For every person killed by a gun in America, two more survive their injuries. “Bullets Without Names” documents one victim’s ongoing recovery.
May 31, 2017
Trump Budget Would Shrink Crime Victims Fund by $1.3 Billion
Cuts could strain the long-term viability of an aid program for survivors of shooting assaults and other crimes.