Signal Cleveland Reports: Cleveland families healing from gun violence face a fractured safety net

FrontLine’s Eileen Zatta was interviewed to provide perspective for Cleveland families healing from gun violence face a fractured safety net on Signal Cleveland.

Celia Hack’s article explores the relationship between Cleveland’s hospital systems’ trauma centers, police, nonprofits, community advocates, and the victims and co-victims of gun violence to uncover when and how survivors fall through the cracks.

Speaking about how FrontLine’s Traumatic Loss Response Team connects co-victims of violence to supportive services, Eileen discussed the difficulty they can face finding qualified mental healthcare providers and navigating the complex health insurance and social services systems. She also points out that many survivors need support beyond formal mental health treatment, like financial assistance, victim’s rights advocacy or legal aid.

Read the full article here: https://tinyurl.com/2buyfkkd