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Is Mental Health a Scapegoat for Mass Violence?

>> April 23, 2023

Unfortunately, mass violence has become a common topic. And though many perpetrators we see on the news have been diagnosed with a mental illness, that attribute may be blinding us to the real issue. Experts explain what the statistics point to as the …

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Mass Violence: How Much is Mental Illness to Blame?

>> November 3, 2019

Mass shootings and other forms of mass violence are on the increase. Where to assess blame is in sharp dispute. A new report from a blue ribbon panel of behavioral scientists has found that mental illnesses carry some of the blame, but mental “distress” is a …

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Surviving An Active Shooter (2019)

>> September 8, 2019

With the recent active shooter incidents in El Paso and Dayton, these incidents no longer seem rare, and experts say there’s been a shift in public perception. Now they seemingly could happen anywhere, and it’s become a public health issue. Two experts discuss …

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Medical Notes: Week of February 3, 2019

>> February 3, 2019

Cancer deaths are continuing to decline. In fact, a report from the American Cancer Society trumpets a major milestone — cancer death rates have dropped every year for the last 25 years. Overall, they’ve dropped 27 percent since 1991… but some cancers are even …

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Overdoing School Lockdown Drills

>> March 11, 2018

Due to the spike in school shootings over the last few years, people are becoming more concerned with the safety of students, teachers, and other individual’s on school campuses. Many schools have started taking cautionary measures by preparing students and …

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