a conversation on mental health, gun violence, and red flag laws with hannah wesolowski . before we get to those red flag laws, i wonder, your thoughts on how we are talking about mental health in this country in the wake of a shooting at the texas elementary school last week? texas governor greg abbott said after the shooting we need to do a better job with mental health in this country. and anyone who shoots somebody has a mental health challenge. guest: thank you for having me on, john. in the past weeks i am a parents. it is heartbreaking, it is frustrating to see so many lives lost. i get it, it s hard to fathom that a person could do this to innocent lives, so mental illness often becomes a call to read. but it is written culprit. but it is rare that a shooter in this situation as a mental health diagnosis. honestly, a person with mental illness is more likely to be a victim of violence than a perpetrator, 23 more times likely to be a victim of violence than the
of texas, granted greg abbott , said that we need to do a better job of mental health in this country. do you believe anyone who shoots anyone in this country has a problem with mental health? guest: it is heartbreaking, frustrating, angering that to see what is happening. mental illness often becomes the culprit. honestly, it is very rare that a person that commits that violence has been diagnosed with a mental illness. when we are blaming until illness, we are not getting any closer to the solution. violent acts are attributed to mental illness and honestly a person with mental illness is more likely to be a victim of violence in a perpetrator. 23 times more likely to be a victim than the general purpose than the general population. when we focus on mental illness, it distracts from the topic at hand to really address the gun violence in this country. it also as to the stigma around mental health. it has a tragic impact of discouraging people to go get the help that the
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