Adolescents' experiences of psychosocial support after traumatisation in a school shooting.

Background:   In November 2007, a student shot and killed eight people and himself at Jokela High School, Finland.

Method:   Availability and experiences of psychosocial support were investigated using data (N=231) collected with a questionnaire 4 months after the event.

Results:   Female gender, severity of trauma, psychiatric disturbance and post-traumatic distress were associated with receiving psychosocial support.