September 8, 2014
Blurb
In discussion of mass shootings, the topic of mental illness often comes up, often paired with pleas to improve mental health services instead of or in addition to gun control measures. While the mental health care system in the United States is abysmal and in desperate need of more funding, this is a bit of misleading connection to draw...
Columbia's Paul Appelbaum and Duke's Jeffrey Swanson concluded that "only 3%-5% of violent acts are attributable to serious mental illness, and most do not involve guns."
Read more: http://www.vox.com/cards/gun-violence-facts/gun-mentally-ill-crime-homicide
Columbia's Paul Appelbaum and Duke's Jeffrey Swanson concluded that "only 3%-5% of violent acts are attributable to serious mental illness, and most do not involve guns."
Read more: http://www.vox.com/cards/gun-violence-facts/gun-mentally-ill-crime-homicide