After the terrorist attack

Having lots of conversations without a protective impulse

Stuffed animals, letters and a sea of lights - mourners leave all this behind at the scene of the horror in Villach.(Bild: Evelyn Hronek)

The attack in Villach city center has left many people speechless and desperate about the future. Young people, friends and acquaintances of the deceased 14-year-old in particular do not know what to do in this terrible situation. So what to do? Keep quiet and ignore it or talk about it - even if you don't have the answers?

The Red Cross crisis intervention team is called in to provide psychological support in acute, traumatic situations. The current situation in Carinthia calls for many interventions. Elmar Dobernig, the specialist head of crisis intervention, knows the best way to talk to children about the horror.