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It’s part of a resilience training she hosts at elections conferences around the country, as well as virtually, to confront the ongoing harassment public servants face.
These harassing and threatening messages are more likely to target women and people of color, according to Princeton University’s Bridging Divides Initiative, which studies political violence.
Bill Gates, a Maricopa county official in Arizona who was the target of harassment by fellow Republicans for years, shared in a Washington Post story that he sought therapy and dealt with post-traumatic stress in the aftermath.
And if you’ve heard some of the horrific things that some of them have been subjected to, just the thought of someone carrying that out, it may put a person in a state of hypervigilance,” said Love, who helped Barton with resources for the training.
The mental wellness tools can help the individuals manage the daily stresses of their increasingly difficult job, but they’re working against a systemic problem that’s much harder to solve – and often exacerbated by political leaders who throw more vitriol their way.
Local officials have became a symbol for people upset with Trump’s loss who were searching for someone to blame and had their fears of a stolen election stoked by politicians and rightwing news outlets.
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