Do not
let them focus too much on graphic details. "The substantial psychological, sociological and economic impact of
undertreated pain in this state demands that Florida take action now," he
says.
"We have a unique opportunity to send a message to the people of Florida
that pain management is an important healthcare priority," says Yezierski. APF and
AACPI are national partners in the "Power Over Pain" campaign, a statewide
project of the Florida Pain Initiative in collaboration with the Florida
Division of the American Cancer Society.

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Also, plan to discuss this many times over the coming weeks. Rather, elicit their
feelings and concerns and focus your discussions on what they share
with you. Healthcare Professionals and Other Advocates for Pain Patients Say
Florida Policymakers Cannot Afford to Ignore Chronic Pain Crisis

GAINESVILLE, Fla.
"We cannot afford to have policy makers continue to ignore this
significant health care problem," says the University of Florida professor
Robert P.

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Tips to Schools, Parents + America's Kids:
Preventing Tragedies .
"The point is," says C. KidsPeace's TeenCentral. Organizers
say they are forming the coalition to speak in a unified voice on topics
affecting pain patients and the professionals who care for them.

Among other findings, those suffering with pain reported pain:

* Causes them to feel anxious, irritable or depressed (65 percent)

* Interferes with their ability to work and be productive (42 percent)

* Prevents them from doing some of the things they once enjoyed
(62 percent)

* Causes them to lose sleep (61 percent)

* Sometimes leaves them feeling hopeless and/or alone (25 percent)

* Interferes with their sexual relations (25 percent)

* Interferes with their ability to do everyday things (23 percent )

* Has negatively affected their relationships with loved ones and friends
(20 percent )

The Florida Pain Survey also suggests considerable numbers of pain
sufferers are not being effectively treated.

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A strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism.

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School Shootings and Killings Averted in the Past

TeenCentral. O'Donnell II, president and CEO of
KidsPeace, and the clinical experts at KidsPeace have compiled a list of tips
to help parents talk to their children about what happened and look out for
future signs of distress:

1.
Personal discussions are the best way to share information with this
group."
"The number of individuals suffering from pain is of greater magnitude
than those suffering from heart disease and cancer combined ," Yezierski
continues.

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net that allows older kids and teens to work through
the emotional stresses of growing up today -- before those stresses become
dangerous or overwhelming.net lets
America 's kids know they are not alone and they can get help before their
problems get too big for them to handle. Share with them that
some bad people have used violence to hurt innocent people in the
area. Then reiterate how the
community is focused on working to keep everyone safe in the
community. Be careful of how much media they are exposed to.D.

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They can also
encourage students to use http://www.net from carrying out plans to kill groups of their peers. The key is to get to more kids under pressure and stop a
bad situation from becoming a disaster for them . and for the rest of us. Regardless of age, kids
must hear this message. KidsPeace was named "The Outstanding
Organization" of its kind in the country by the American Association of
Psychiatric Services for Children and was called "a prototype of what we need
for all children everywhere" by the late, nationally renowned child and family
expert, Dr. and director of the Comprehensive Center for Pain
Research.

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"We help those children
with expert advice, comfort, and resources .

8. During tragedies like these, words
expressing safety and reassurance with concrete plans should be
discussed and agreed upon within the family.teencentral.
The good news is that most pain can be relieved through proper medications
and other treatments, which is an important message in FPI's efforts,
according to Dr.

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. Do not go into specific details .

5. They may be a sign that a child, although not directly
discussing the tragedy , is very troubled by the recent events.
The meeting at Orlando Regional Hospital was organized by the Florida Pain
Initiative (FPI) and included representatives of more than a dozen statewide
associations, including: American Cancer Society, Florida Nurses Association,
Florida Pharmacy Association, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, Florida
Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative
Care.

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More importantly ,
this 123-year-old nonprofit is alerting the public to the existence of a
powerful resource that helps kids resolve problems before they become
dangerous, and which has prevented similar shootings in the past..net .S.T.."

(TIPS FOR PARENTS FOLLOW BELOW)

10 Tips for Talking to Children About the Shootings

The effects of trauma in children may linger and manifest themselves
physically and behaviorally.

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However, once in a while we see
that circumstances are spinning out of control and we are able to prevent an
even bigger tragedy.

3. Parents, caregivers and teachers should be cautious of permitting
young children to watch news or listen to radio that is discussing or
showing carnage.

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FOR PARENTS: For Minnesota children who have fears that their school is
not safe or may become the next target of a Columbine-type shooting, KidsPeace
offers 10 ways for parents and teachers to reassure and help their kids
through this crisis (SEE TIPS AT END OF RELEASE). Although this kind of occurrence is unusual, this was one of
several instances in several states where distraught teens were prevented by
TeenCentral. Allow them to express their concerns and fears.). Share that it is unlikely that anything like this
will happen to them or in their community.

7. Be on the lookout for physical symptoms of anxiety that children may
demonstrate. The direct and indirect
costs to the state of Florida are estimated to total hundreds of millions of
dollars annually. One in five pain sufferers has
not seen a physician, and among all Floridians a majority agree that people do
not seek treatment because they believe the pain will go away by itself, they
are embarrassed and don't want to seem like they are complaining, or they
don't know where to go for help.

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org ) from its national "Healing" magazine on
"Why Kids Shoot Kids."
The Florida Pain Survey was underwritten by the American Pain Foundation
(APF) and the American Alliance for Cancer Pain Initiatives (AACPI).

WRATH is likely to suggest a desire or intent to revenge or punish.

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2. When discussing the events with preteens and teens , more detail is
appropriate, and many will already have seen news broadcasts."
Floridians are substantially more likely to suffer from chronic or
recurrent pain than the national average according to the Florida Pain Survey
conducted last fall.

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FURY is overmastering destructive rate that can verge on madness.

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D., medical director
for KidsPeace and the KidsPeace Children's Hospital . Tell children that you, their school, their
friends and their communities are all focused on their safety and that
those around them are working for their safety.

10. Jennifer Strickland, past-president of FPI.

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net saying he was going to "go Columbine" and
kill students at his school. Although the site rigorously protects kids'
identity, a vigilant online counselor at KidsPeace alerted the authorities
about the anonymous threat."
"In many cases we get what amount to cries for help from children who are
bullied, abused, alone and hurt," says Herbert Mandell , M. With the help of
VIP leaders including its national spokesperson Leeza Gibbons, KidsPeace helps
millions more each year through educational outreach and awareness programs
designed to help America 's kids and parents anticipate, intervene in and
master crises that can affect any child -- from disasters and personal traumas
to family issues and neglect to life-threatening depression, eating disorders ,
and the many stresses of modern life.

Contact: Mark Stubis or Anna Radev
800-25-PEACE

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This category is dedicated to presenting resources for managing anger in a controlled, healthy way.

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School-aged children will ask, "Can this happen here, or to me?" Do
not lie to children. With more than 50
centers nationwide, KidsPeace directly thousands of children a day with
life-saving treatment to overcome the crises of growing up. Lee Salk. Many people with pain are fearful or embarrassed to let
their families, friends and even their physicians know they are in pain
because they don't want to appear weak or believe pain is just something you
need to accept.

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FOR KIDS: Perhaps most importantly , KidsPeace and top children's experts
from Harvard and Brown University have created a unique free website,
http://www. C. Although this group is more mature, do not forget to reassure them of
their safety and your efforts to protect them.net which
provides anonymous and clinically -screened help and resources for teen
problems before they become overwhelming., An epidemic of pain grips the
state of Florida and demands attention from health care policymakers in
Tallahassee , advocates for chronic pain sufferers say after holding the
inaugural meeting of the Florida Pain Coalition Monday in Orlando.

INDIGNATION stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean , or shameful.

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" And how to help kids cope with grief.TeenCentral.net, which gets 16 million hits a
year , gives clinically screened help and hope to kids in all 50 states, at
U. military bases worldwide , and in dozens of countries around the globe.. Discuss that we don't know exactly by whom or why this was done,
but violence has occurred. Talk
directly with them about the tragedy and answer their questions
truthfully. Talk
more directly to children who exhibit these signs:

Headaches Excessive worry
Stomach aches Increased arguing
Back aches Irritability
Trouble sleeping or eating Loss of concentration
Nightmares Withdrawal
Refusal to go to school Clinging behavior

9. If you are concerned about your children and their reaction to this or
any tragedy, talk directly with their school counselor, family doctor,
local mental health professional or have your older children visit
KidsPeace's teen-help web site, http://www. "And it's not only a growing health concern , pain is impacting the
state's economy through lost productivity in the work place, disability
payments and costs associated with insurance claims.
On the other hand, she says, there are a number of barriers to overcome
that prevent effective pain treatment, including a shortage of clinics
specializing in pain management, inadequate training in pain management by
healthcare professionals and concerns over the appropriate use of effective
pain medications.

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net has prevented a number of mass tragedies , as well as an
uncountable number of personal ones. This happened in 2002 when a California
teenager wrote in to TeenCentral.

New Florida Coalition to Advocate for Better Pain Management

FPI commissioned
a statewide survey that found four out of five Florida households had a member
who experienced chronic pain and more than a third of the sufferers described
their pain as moderate to severe.

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KidsPeace responds to families' fears with tips , promotes resource
that has prevented similar disasters in the past

NEW YORK, Following yesterday's deadly school
shooting in Minnesota, the national children's crisis charity KidsPeace, which
helps kids at more than 50 centers nationwide, is issuing expert tips to help
schools, parents, and America's children prevent future tragedies and deal
with the aftermath of the Red Lake, Minnesota shootings.
The site helps kids identify the problems they face, from depression to school
pressures, peer problems, family disputes, drugs, alcohol, smoking, even
suicidal thoughts or thoughts of harming others. Listen to children. Regardless of age, the most important issue is to reassure children of
safety and security.
Yezierski, who serves as president of FPI, says the goals of the newly
formed coalition include increasing awareness of the far-reaching economic and
psychosocial impact of chronic pain, and to help encourage legislative action
to help make pain a priority health care issue in the state.

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TeenCentral.

4. Parents and caregivers should often reassure children that they will
be protected and kept safe.

Yezierski, Ph.
"By combining resources of professional associations and consumer
organizations who are dedicated to finding more effective strategies of pain
management as well as meeting the challenges of delivering these strategies,
we have a chance to impact the quality of life of more than five million
people in our state who are directly or indirectly affected by the condition
of chronic pain.

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FOR SCHOOLS: To help school systems see the early warning signs of danger
and deal with the psychological fallout of the shooting, KidsPeace has online
articles ( http://www.TeenCentral . In cases of potential disaster, the authorities
can obtain a court order to track an individual server and the tragedy was
prevented. O'Donnell II, president and CEO of KidsPeace,
the National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis, "there are resources that can
save lives -- of desperate kids who may hurt themselves or others when they
think there is nowhere to turn for help.T. Have discussions about
those dedicated to protecting them like police, teachers and other
school officials, neighbors and all concerned adults throughout the
community.

6.

KidsPeace is a 123-year-old national children's crisis charity dedicated
to giving hope, help , and healing to children facing crisis.
"As the survey showed, there is also a stigma associated with pain,"
Strickland explains.

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kidspeace. When discussing the events with younger children, the amount of
information shared should be limited to some basic facts. It is too difficult for most of them to process. In Florida, 75 percent of respondents said they suffer
pain on at least a monthly basis compared to 57 percent of Americans who
responded similarly in a recently released national survey.

ANGER, the most general term, names the reaction but in itself conveys nothing about intensity or justification or manifestation of the emotional state.

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meaningful to them (not words like sniper, etc.