Posted on Jun 22, 2022
Mental health, gun violence, and why America connects them
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Congress is looking to pass a bipartisan gun safety proposal. And if it succeeds, the bill could come with a hefty investment in mental health treatment.
Lawmakers have yet to solidify their plans, but they’ve said a Senate bill would include bolstering school-based mental health services, crisis intervention, substance use disorder services, and suicide prevention.
Mental health providers say they’ll take all the federal resources they can get, but they aren’t convinced it will do much to prevent mass shootings.
Dr. Jeff Temple, a psychologist and founding director of the Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Texas Medical Branch, wrote an op-ed originally published in the Austin American-Statesman:
Lawmakers have yet to solidify their plans, but they’ve said a Senate bill would include bolstering school-based mental health services, crisis intervention, substance use disorder services, and suicide prevention.
Mental health providers say they’ll take all the federal resources they can get, but they aren’t convinced it will do much to prevent mass shootings.
Dr. Jeff Temple, a psychologist and founding director of the Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Texas Medical Branch, wrote an op-ed originally published in the Austin American-Statesman:
Mental health, gun violence, and why America connects them
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Based on 50 years of clinical experience, I can assure you that those who exhibit MI are far more likely to be victims of violence than to commit it. Three of my clients were murdered and one committed suicide.
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You and you alone on this site know the story of why this is so important. Money is one thing, performance is another
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 Dennis Loberger Me? I'm Just a Bad Tempered Kraut, Bad Tempered Scotsman, Retired Navy Spook that is a Bit Bi-Polar, Asperger's. "The Mentally Ill are More Likely to be the Victims of Violence (Be it with Guns or anything Else) than the Perpetrators".
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Yes snd no are the correct answers. Mentally I’ll folk are the most likely to be victims of violent crime AND are also missing likely to commit violent crime. It doesn’t have to be either or.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."There's little evidence that people with mental health issues are more likely to assault or kill someone with a gun. In fact, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be the victims of this violence.
One area where mental health and guns do collide is suicide, which accounts for thousands more firearm deaths every year than homicides, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What's the nature of the connection between mental health and gun violence? And if it's tenuous, why is it brought up in the wake of tragedy?"...
..."There's little evidence that people with mental health issues are more likely to assault or kill someone with a gun. In fact, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be the victims of this violence.
One area where mental health and guns do collide is suicide, which accounts for thousands more firearm deaths every year than homicides, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What's the nature of the connection between mental health and gun violence? And if it's tenuous, why is it brought up in the wake of tragedy?"...
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