Untreated mental illness an imminent danger?
How many of the recent mass shootings in the U.S. were preventable tragedies, symptoms of a failing mental health system?
The following script is from "Imminent Danger" which aired on Sept. 29, 2013, and was rebroadcast on June 8, 2014. The correspondent is Steve Kroft. Producers Graham Messick and Coleman Cowan.
The past several weeks have seen another deadly outbreak of mass shootings by lone gunmen in their 20's on or near college campuses, part of an epidemic of senseless violence that's now occurring on a regular basis.
It's become harder and harder to ignore the fact that the majority of the people pulling the triggers have turned out to be severely mentally ill, not in control of their faculties, and not receiving treatment. In the words of one of the country's top psychiatrists, these were preventable tragedies, symptoms of a failed mental health system that's prohibited from intervening until a judge determines that someone presents an "imminent danger to themself or others."
And as we first reported last fall, the consequence is a society that's neglected millions of seriously ill people hidden in plain sight on the streets of our cities, or locked away in prisons or jails.
The below video is a must watch video for all those who are Pro-2nd Amendment rights. Proper mental health would have avoided many of the recent mass shootings.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/untreated-mental-illness-an-imminent-danger-2/
How many of the recent mass shootings in the U.S. were preventable tragedies, symptoms of a failing mental health system?
The following script is from "Imminent Danger" which aired on Sept. 29, 2013, and was rebroadcast on June 8, 2014. The correspondent is Steve Kroft. Producers Graham Messick and Coleman Cowan.
The past several weeks have seen another deadly outbreak of mass shootings by lone gunmen in their 20's on or near college campuses, part of an epidemic of senseless violence that's now occurring on a regular basis.
It's become harder and harder to ignore the fact that the majority of the people pulling the triggers have turned out to be severely mentally ill, not in control of their faculties, and not receiving treatment. In the words of one of the country's top psychiatrists, these were preventable tragedies, symptoms of a failed mental health system that's prohibited from intervening until a judge determines that someone presents an "imminent danger to themself or others."
And as we first reported last fall, the consequence is a society that's neglected millions of seriously ill people hidden in plain sight on the streets of our cities, or locked away in prisons or jails.
The below video is a must watch video for all those who are Pro-2nd Amendment rights. Proper mental health would have avoided many of the recent mass shootings.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/untreated-mental-illness-an-imminent-danger-2/