Friday, July 12, 2019

Studies have shown that trigger warnings fail to lessen the emotional distress one may experience when reading a passage, watching a video, or engaging with sensitive content. Thus, evidence shows that these warnings could, in fact, be harming the people that they were meant to protect. Instead of increasing the amount of trigger warnings, there should be more attention and access to the various methods of mental health care.

 

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Source Name: 
Slate
Author Name: 
Shannon Palus