Mental Health and Our Children
It seems like everyday we are reading, watching, hearing about a child or young adult that goes off the rails and hurts himself/herself or others. Meanwhile, when asked by friends relatives acquaintances they say I knew this was going to happen I could see this happening. Social media posts, website visits, dress, demeanor all point to someone that is not mentally stable. There are going to be arguments but I think this says it pretty well. I learned of this when I was taking an epidemiology class in college. https://www.salon.com/2013/09/29/ronald_reagans_shameful_legacy_violence_the_homeless_mental_illness/ Ronald Reagan also stated his reason for doing so https //www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36733 Also a very good read https://www.thebalance.com/deinstitutionalization-3306067 Deinstitutionalization and Mass Murders Could deinstitutionalization have contributed to the rise of mass shootings? Since 1976, there has been an average of 20 mass murders a year. J. Reid