Many children who survive gun violence face barriers to mental health care

Firearm-related injuries among children have been on the rise, with nearly 16 in 100,000 children experiencing gun violence, according to the latest data. Dr. Jennifer Hoffmann, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and a lead author of the new study, joins Ali Rogin to discuss the impact this is having on children’s mental health across the country.

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