- TIL individuals with mental illness are no more likely to become violent than the average person. In fact, individuals with a mental illness are 10 times more likely to become victims of violence. https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/myths-facts/index.html 8 comments politics
Linking pages
- Mass shootings aren’t about mental illness - Vox https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/9/16618472/mental-illness-gun-homicide-mass-shootings 163 comments
- Trump publicly blames mental illness for mass shootings. His record tells a different story. – ThinkProgress https://thinkprogress.org/donald-trump-who-actively-undermines-mental-health-care-blames-mass-shootings-on-mental-illness-6ad353d76264/ 71 comments
- Inside the Race to Stop the Next Mass Shooter – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/mass-shootings-threat-assessment-shooter-fbi-columbine/ 4 comments