A lot has been said, and will continue to be said, about the tragic events in Newtown, CT on Friday. The debate about gun control, mental health, violence, and the general pathology of our current society will hopefully rage for some time and lead to some meaningful changes in all of these areas. Something needs to change. I don't claim to have all of the answers. This national tragedy has been particularly hard on me. I'm not saying that previous mass shootings were any less ghastly, but they didn't penetrate my psyche like this one has. Maybe it's because of the ages of the victims, and that I have a young daughter. I really don't know. But as has been said on the news, something's different about this one. When I went through training to become a psychologist, we learn about something called vicarious trauma. Basically hearing horrific stories from your clients wears on you, and it's vital to being a good therapist that you're aware of