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welcome back to the 411 new
details are emerging in the
deadly crowd surge at Astro World.
Now here are four things
to know right now.
Three people remain hospitalized,
including a 9 year old boy
in a medically induced coma.
The lawsuits continue to stack up.
At least 18 have been filed since Friday.
Houston Fire Chief Sam Pena says
he's looking into a Wall Street
Journal report about whether
a batch of counterfeit pills.
Possibly laced with fentanyl.
Played a role in some of the deaths.
The medical examiner's office says it
could take several weeks to determine
the cause of death for the eight victims.
While tragedies like these can have a
profound impact on the young victims
and their families, and it's important
to keep an open line of communication
during these tough times, joining us
now is University of Houston downtown,
professor of psychology doctor Susan Henney.
Dr hani. Thanks for being with us.
We want to ask you,
what are some of the mental health?
Impacts we could see from people
as a result of this tragedy. Well,
some of the biggest ones are going
to be anxiety, depression, sadness,
even and some symptoms of post
traumatic stress disorder. For example,
emotional and physical exhaustion,
concentration problems, problems,
sleeping, hyper vigilance,
maybe even some anger issues could happen.
They're also going to be remembering
the events over and over again.
And that can cause a kind of a preoccupation
with the events of that night.
You know, so many people who went to
the show may not even realize that they
need help coping with their emotions.
What would you tell them about
seeking professional help?
Well, professional help is always available
to you through a variety of sources.
Reach out in your school,
at your college, at your work,
even to crisis hotline.
If you're in a crisis mode,
there are resources out there for you,
but closer to you there are
also resources resources,
your family, your friends,
those who are able to provide you with a
with a a comforting embrace of listening.
Here and who can support you nonjudgmentally.
You know there's so many
heartbreaking videos that we've
been seeing on social media.
And of course people are curious.
They're going to watch those
videos sometimes several times.
How does this affect their mental health?
Yeah we have a lot of experience with this.
Actually, ever since the 9/11 attacks when
people re traumatized themselves over
and over again by watching the videos,
we actually have a name for it called media,
vicarious traumatization.
I would suggest that people can take
one step which is gonna media diet
or media fast for a little while
until you reset and can watch those
images more with a more clear mind.
You can also turn off autoplay on your
devices so they don't start playing
immediately when you see them and
really schedule your interactions
with media and and reduce your
interactions with it for awhile.
Until things clear up for you
now, for those who were at the event,
there are so many possible
triggers from a Travis Scott song,
or maybe a large crowd so much
more So what is your advice to
folks for how to cope with that?
They need to start practicing self care.
Those things that can help
them reliably self soothe.
And really it's going to be something
different for you and for me and for them.
They can breathe,
change their position, exercise, talk,
reach out is the most important thing.
If you are having problems in whatever
environment you're in, reach out,
try and connect with someone who
could support you non judgmentally.
The thing about this concert
there were so many kids, teens,
young adults, for many of them.
This was their first concert.
So how can parents discuss this
tragedy with their children? It's
really important that parents
be a nonjudgmental ear for
their children and teens.
It doesn't do any good to place the
blame game when someone is suffering.
It doesn't do any good to tell
a teenager not to like Travis
Scott or not to go to concerts.
It really is about listening,
being nonjudgmental,
helping your child to work through it
in a way that is meaningful to them.
Ask your child what do you need from me?
How can I support you?
Let them guide you and lead you
to the best ways to support them.
What kids don't need is adults
who know more about what they're
feeling than they do.
Let's all just be kind and and
supportive and nonjudgmental.
Good advice there.
Listening is key.
Doctor Susan honey.
We do appreciate your expertise
on this difficult subject.
Thank you so much.
After World is just the latest
in the list of devastating
events at major concerts,
you can head to kju.com to
learn more about the infamous
1979 who concert in Cincinnati
and other festival fatalities.