2022 Presidential Leadership Scholar Riana Elyse Anderson, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Stanford University Fellow, joined PBS NewsHour to discuss how videos of police brutality traumatize many communities and individuals, raising real questions for a person’s mental health. She shares ideas on how those who watch can cope with and process the horrific videos.
“There are ways that we can think about holding these officers and these agencies accountable without leading to further traumatization of a community.”