GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services sent a crisis team to help trauma victims in Las Vegas.
Nine clinicians left West Michigan in the early morning hours of Tuesday, ready to work 16- to 18-hour days upon arrival in Las Vegas. The team is tasked with helping trauma victims find hope and redirect negative thought when they are plagued by losing their sense of security.
“When somebody willfully and intentionally tries to harm us, that’s personal and so it shakes us even more. Feeling safe now becomes difficult. So who can I trust? Where am I safe?” Bob VandePol, the executive director of Pine Rest’s Employee Assistance and Church Assistance programs, told 24 Hour News 8.
VandePol is not part of the group going to Las Vegas, but has responded to multiple mass shootings and natural disasters, including going to Houston with a crisis team after Harvey.
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