ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release:
By: Tonya Cross Hansel,Associate Dean for Research and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, for The Conversation
Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national tragedy, the impact of which reached far beyond those who experienced them firsthand.
The aftermath of such a disaster can place enormous strain on a community. If disruption is prolonged, support is inadequate and the economic and social structures that hold a community together are damaged. Relationships can fracture, trust can e...