By Jonetta Rose Barras Examiner Columnist How could a missing, seemingly worthless bracelet lead to the death or wounding of nine young people? That’s the question District residents asked after hearing details of the shooting in Southeast on March 30.

Kenny Barnes, a clinical psychologist whose son was murdered during a robbery, knows the answer. He has argued for years that many District youths suffer from post-traumatic stress. Like the Centers for Disease Control, he has called youth violence a public health problem.

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