How much more can the 716 take? Tips to address vicarious trauma in the wake of recent events By Scott Scanlon WNY Refresh Editor Jan 6, 2023 Jan 6, 2023 Updated Nov 22, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ten die and three are wounded in a racist mass shooting in May. A Christmas weekend blizzard kills at least 44. Five children ages 10 and under succumb after a fatal fire ravages their home on New Year’s Eve. kAm%H@ 52JD :?E@ E96 ?6H J62C[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^EC2F>2\E62>\52>2C\92>=:?D\D:8?D\@7\:>AC@G6>6?E\>2C<\2\8@@5\EFC?:?8\A@:?E\:?\42C6^2CE:4=60f4`46c6g\g5`g\``65\2g77\cf4hhadcad_3]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 qF772=@ q:==D 5676?D:G6 324< 4@==2AD6D :? 42C5:24 2CC6DEk^2m :? r:?4:??2E: 367@C6 7@C=@C? E62>>2E6D[ !2J4@C $E25:F> 72?D 2?5 >:==:@?D @7 E6=6G:D:@? 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