Mass Gun Violence is Affecting My Mental Health

The Mental Health Impact of Mass Shootings - Brady Campaign

For survivors the mental & physical tolls don't stop when the shooting does, they keep fighting to overcome a variety of mental and physical health impacts.

Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings?

Findings from the Columbia database help dispel the myth that having a severe psychiatric illness is predictive of who will perpetrate mass ...

It's tempting to say gun violence is about mental illness. The truth is ...

Focusing on mental illness as the cause of mass shootings diverts attention from the larger problem of gun violence in the U.S., ...

Mental illness and reduction of gun violence and suicide

This article describes epidemiologic evidence concerning risk of gun violence and suicide linked to psychiatric disorders, in contrast to media-fueled ...

Gun Deaths, Violence and Mental Health

A fact sheet to provide evidence regarding the relationship between firearm-related deaths and mental health conditions. MHA is committed to sharing ...

The mental health consequences of interpersonal gun violence

Persons injured by guns are at a significantly higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and substance use, compared to those ...

Effects of Gun Violence on Mental Health - HelpGuide.org

Gun violence can leave you feeling shocked, unsafe, and impact your mental health. But there are ways to cope with gun trauma and heal.

The Truth About Mental Health and Gun Violence - NAMI California

Every time we experience a tragedy involving guns, people with mental illness are drawn into the conversation. The truth is that the vast majority of ...

Mental Illness and Gun Violence

Research consistently shows that the majority of people living with mental illness, including those with serious mental illness, are not violent towards others.

What Gun Violence Does to Our Mental Health - The New York Times

Mass shootings and other types of trauma can have ripple effects not only for survivors but also for those who follow the news of the ...

Mass Shootings In The United States: Population Health Impacts ...

KEY POINTS. Mass shootings are tragedies resulting in multiple victims of firearm-related violence in a single incident, and typically in a ...

Dispelling the myth of violence and mental illness, with Joel Dvoskin ...

Recent mass shootings have inevitably led to news reports of the suspected shooters' mental health, but psychological research shows there is no clear link ...

Mass Shootings' Relationship to Mental Illness - Psychiatric Times

If all violence in the US that is due to mental disorders could be eliminated, 95% to 97% of violent behavior would remain.

Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Future of Psychiatric ...

On the one hand, the public's a priori definition of mass shooters as seriously mentally ill invites and reinforces unrealistic expectations that mental health ...

Mental illness and gun violence: It's not what you think. - Inclusion

As a mental health advocate and educator, I often use statistics to illustrate impact. “One in five” illustrates how many people are affected by mental ...

Gun Violence - Amnesty International

Domestic violence involving firearms also puts women at heightened risk of death or life-changing injuries. Sometimes, the mere presence of firearms can make ...

The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Adolescents - KFF

Despite this decline, firearm suicides made up 27% of all child and adolescent firearm deaths. Further, 43% of total suicide deaths among ...

The Impact of Gun Violence on Children, Families, & Communities

While individuals killed and injured in atrocities such as the Sandy Hook and Aurora Theater shootings are publicly remembered and mourned, victims of these ...

Gun violence: Prediction, prevention, and policy

This report reviews research-based evidence on the causes of gun violence, including homicide, suicide or school shooting. How do mental health and mental ...

The Link Between Mental Illness and Firearm Violence

Although mass shootings capture the news cycle on an all too frequent basis, the quotidian toll of gun-related violent crime, domestic violence (DV), and ...