Dr. Kathy Platoni

11/11/2025

“What they carry with them after an officer-involved shooting is just immeasurable, tragic. The self-blame, the guilt, the anxiety,” Psychologist Dr. Kathy Platoni said.

Officer-involved situations often have a lot of social and political overtones, Platoni said, adding police basically go through public opinion trials before they get a chance to deal with the emotional fallout.

“You can’t be prepared for this. You can go through every scenario imaginable in your training, but everyone is different,” she said.

It’s why officers involved in shootings need counseling from psychologists like Platoni. They also need support from their own departments.

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I-Team Investigative reporter Mike Campbell is taking an in-depth look at these shootings through the eyes of those who have been through this – the officers.

10/26/2025

Our fall issue can only be described as gripping, not just from the perspective of a wounded Veteran of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, the United States Marine Corp, but from the viewpoints and experiences of heroes from all walks of First Responders and the clinicians that support them.
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Dr. Platoni is a much sought-after speaker who travels throughout the country to share her experiences concerning the psychological impact and moral injuries of war, alternative approaches to the treatment of PTSD. As a survivor of the November 2009 Fort Hood Massacre, she also lectures widely on su...

09/28/2025

"The Fort Hood massacre is still not considered a domestic act of terrorism after almost 16 years which is the ultimate betrayal and many of the families of the fallen the wounded and the survivors have never gotten the benefits they are due," Dr. Platoni said.

Dr. Platoni lost five of her friends that day, she explained that she was Hasan's direct supervisor and now lives with survivors guilt.

"I live with tremendous survivor guilt because I was supposed to be the shooters direct supervisor, and as a full bird colonel I was at the top of his hit list so I live with the knowledge that somebody else got the rounds meant for me," Dr. Platoni said.

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Julia Wilson was 9 months pregnant during the 2009 mass shooting that killed 13 soldiers. She believes Nidal Hasan's ex*****on would bring long-overdue justice to victims.

08/19/2025

Aug 7 2025 DAYTON — On Wednesday, a gunman opened fire on an Army post in Georgia, leaving five soldiers wounded.

News Center 7 talked with a clinical psychologist from Centerville. Col. Kathy Platoni is an Army veteran who lives and works in the Miami Valley.

Platoni was on base during the 2009 Fort Hood shooting in Texas. News Center 7 talked with her about the shooting in Georgia.

News Center 7 talked with a clinical psychologist from Centerville. Col. Kathy Platoni is an Army veteran who lives and works in the Miami Valley.

07/20/2025

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