YOUR WATCHING MINNESOTA'S
MOST WATCHED STATION, THIS IS
WCCO 4 NEWS.
A MORSFUL NEW -- POWERFUL
NEW VIDEO TALKING ABOUT THE
EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF
VIOLENCE.
THE VIDEO WAS CREATED BY A
NONPROFIT GROUP AFTER THE MASS
SHOOTING AT AN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT.
THE VIDEO SHOW WAS APPEARS TO
BE AN SWORD FAIR RI DAY INSIDE
A HIGH SCHOOL BUT A CLOSER LOOK
SHOWS THE WARNING SIGNS OF
TEENAGERS THAT COULD LEAD TO
VIOLENCE.
ANGELA DAVIS IS HERE TO TELL US
ABOUT THE AD AND THE REACTION
THE AD IS GEEGHT IT'S BEEN
OVERWHELMING.
THE GROUP CALLED SANDY HOOK
PROMISE RELEASED THE VIDEO ON
FRIDAY.
IT'S BEEN VIEWED MILLIONS OF
TIMES.
BACK IN 2011-- 2012 A MAN
FATALLY SHOT 12 KIDS.
THE GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS
OF THE WARNING SIGNS THAT
SOMEONE MAY BE CARRYING OUT A
VIOLENT ACT.
IT'S IN THE SOMETHING THAT ANY
OF US EVER WANT TO THINK ABOUT
MUCH LESS TALK ABOUT, THE
POSSIBILITY THAT A MASS SHOOT
COG OCCUR.
YES.
THAT'S WHAT I DO.
Reporter: PSYCHOLOGISTS SAID
ATTACKERS OFTEN DEMONSTRATE
WARNING SIGNS AHEAD OF TIME AND
THERE IS WHAT THIS VIDEO SHOWS.
SHE IS A PSYCHOLOGIST WITH
ALLINA HEALTH WHO JUST WATCHED
THE PSA.
IT WAS VERY CREATIVE, WANT
IT?
AND ALARMING AND SURPRISING.
Reporter: THE VIDEO CLEVERLY
REVEALED HOW THE BEHAVIOR OF A
TROUBLED STUDENT GOES UNNOTICED
BY THOSE AROUND HIM.
IT SHOWS A BOY AND GIRL
EXPLORING ROMANCE BUT BEHIND
THEM IS ANOTHER BOY EXPLORING
HIS FASCINATION WITH GUNS.
IF YOU MILLED IT THE FIRST TIME
THE SCENES REPLAY SO YOU CAN'T
MISS THE SIGNS.
I THINK IT'S STARTLING.
WE NEED TO BE START MANIED.
WE NEED TO BE AWARE.
Reporter: THE FOUNDERS OF
SANDY HOOK PROMISE SAID IF WE
DON'T KNOW THE SIGNS OF
POTENTIAL GUN VIOLENCE THEN WE
RISK TRAJ CONSEQUENCES.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT MENTAL
ILLNESS.
THIS IS SO MUCH MORE ABOUT
ISOLATION AND NOT FEEL LAG
SENSE OF CONNECTION AND NOT
FEELING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
Reporter: THE DOCTOR SAID
ISOLATION CAN LEAD TO
DEPRESSION AND MOMSABLY
VIOLENCE AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE REACH OUT TO YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO APPEAR TO BE
DISCONNECTED FROM OTHERS,
DISENGAGED.
KEEP REACHING OUT EVEN IN THEY
DON'T WANT TO INTERACT WITH
YOU.
REALLY EYE OPENING.
WHAT THE TEACHERS OR STAFF GET
ANY KIND OF TRAINING?
Reporter: YES.
INCREASINGLY WE'RE SEEING MORE
AND MORE TRAINING.
THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED ON
PREVENTION INTERVENTION
PROVIDING TRAINING FOR STAFF
NATIONWIDE.
MANY SCHOOLS DO HOWEVER IT TO
STAFF THAT HELPS THEM WITH THIS
KIND OF RISK ASSESSMENT BUT
JUST HAS IMPORTANT LAST KNOWING
THE WARNING SIGNS THEY SAY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SAY SOMETHING
