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Grief counselors to speak with Pinellas County students after Parkland shooting

Specially-trained grief counselors will attend Thursday's event, which is set from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students stop to look at one of the memorials following their return to school in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 28, 2018.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Empath Health and Pinellas County Schools are set to hold a special evening of conversation to cope with the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Specially-trained grief counselors will attend Thursday’s event, which is set from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Counselors will discuss how to cope, how to move forward and how to support others after the Parkland shooting.

Empath Health invites teens, parents, friends and teachers to the event.

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