TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Active shooter drills in the United States: a national study of youth experiences and perceptions
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Moore-Petinak, N'dea
A1  - Waselewski, Marika
A1  - Patterson, Blaire Alma
A1  - Chang, Tammy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to understand youth experience and opinion surrounding active shooter drills.     METHODS: MyVoice is a national text message poll of the youth ages 14-24 years that collects youth opinion on salient policy issues. Participants are recruited to meet national benchmarks. Five open-ended probes were posed to participants on August 2, 2019. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis; quantitative data were summarized using descriptive statistics.     RESULTS: Among respondents (815 of 1283; 63.5%), the average age was 18.7 years (SD = 2.9). Most were girls (52.9%), non-white (42.8%), and with < high school diploma (56.9%). Responses centered around three themes: drill methods vary, active shooter drills cause emotional distress, and youth perceive drills to have questionable benefit. The majority (60.2%) mentioned that drills make them feel "scared and hopeless," but many (56.1%) also noted drills "teach kids on what to do." Others (24%) stated drills do not improve safety because they inform potential shooters or are ineffective because "people will likely panic, forgetting their drill."    CONCLUSIONS: Many youth report that active shooter drills have a negative effect on their emotional health and are conflicted on their effectiveness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.015
ID  - ref1
ER  -