Posts From August, 2019

Association Between Mass Shootings, Mental Illness Not Supported By Research

By Anthony Kassir

08/07/2019

From APA Headlines, August 6, 2019: The Washington Post (8/5, Wan, Bever) reports that according to research, mental illness is not to blame for America’s mass shootings. In a 2018 report of active shooters, the FBI “found that 25 percent of active shooters had been diagnosed with a mental illness. And of those diagnosed, only three ... read more

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Statement from the APA on Firearm Violence

Jun 08, 2022

From the APA on June 01, 2022 The American Psychiatric Association (APA) condemns the senseless loss of lives from firearm violence that has become all too common in

APA Statement: School Shooting in Texas

May 27, 2022

American Psychiatric Association Statement on the School Shooting in Texas Our hearts are broken after the brutal and tragic loss of children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas. We

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