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The grief and mourning continue for the 17 students and staff killed on the afternoon of Feb. 14 during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. But something else is happening among the anguish of the interrupted lives of the victims and survivors. Out of the agony, activism has emerged and students from across South Florida are speaking out together asking for stricter gun controls. Here's a list of grief counseling resources available for the community.

Parkland Teens Behind #Neveragain Movement Share Their Fight On ‘60 Minutes’

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Stoneman Douglas students, from left, Alex Wind, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky and Emma Gonzalez sit down for a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday night.";s:

They’ve gone to Tallahassee and Washington D.C. They’ve appeared on talk shows and taken on the National Rifle Association. They’ve raised more than $3 million to combat gun violence.

Now the five teens behind the #NeverAgain movement that was born in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have appeared on “60 Minutes” talking about how they’ve been able to accomplish things adults haven’t been able to.

And while they agree on most issues related to the shooting, the teens — Emma González, Cameron Kasky, David Hogg, Jacqueline Coren and Alex Wind — don’t agree on the fate of the accused shooter, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz.

Read more at our news partner, the Miami Herald

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