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Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

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This report addresses the problem of mass violence in the United States and, specifically, the extent to which mental illness is or is not contributing to this social pathology. The report was done because mass shootings are increasing in frequency and severity, and they have captured the national attention.

This course is based on the reading online article, Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions created by Joe Parks, MD et al in 2019.

Publication Details

Publication Date: August, 2019: National Council for Behavioral Health

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Joe Parks, MD

Dr. Parks is the Medical Director for the National Council for Behavioral Health with nearly two decades of experience with public health. He practices psychiatry on an outpatient basis at Family Health Center, a federally funded community health center established to expand services to uninsured and underinsured patients in central Missouri. Dr Parks is also a Distinguished Research Professor of Science at the University of Missouri – St. Louis and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri, Department of Psychiatry in Columbia.

Donald Bechtold, M.D.

Donald W. Bechtold, MD is a graduate of the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine where he also received his post-graduate specialty training in General (adult) Psychiatry and his subspecialty training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  Dr. Bechtold has served on the manuscript review panels of multiple journals and as an NIMH External Reviewer for Research Development and Special Projects.

Frank Shelp, M.D., M.P.H

Frank E. Shelp, MD, MPH trained in psychiatry at Duke University and public health at UNC Chapel Hill. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. Dr. Shelp has returned to Georgia as clinical vice president for behavioral health for Georgia Peach State Health Plan.

Jeffery Lieberman, M.D.

Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., is the Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman. He has authored or co-authored over 600 articles published in scientific literature and wrote or edited 11 books on mental illness, psychopharmacology and psychiatry. More recently, Dr. Lieberman's work has extended into public policy and advocacy for enhancing awareness of mental illness and improving mental health care, as well as reducing the stigma associated with mental illness.

Sara Coffey, D.O.

Dr. Coffey is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS). Dr. Coffey completed her adult psychiatry residency at the University of Chicago and her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Cambridge Health Alliance. She lectured on both collaborative care models in pediatrics, as well as, preventative care in children. Dr. Coffey serves as a consultant for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare and is a Co-Lead on OSUCHS’s Pediatric Behavioral and Emotional Health ECHO.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists,nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, psychologists and social workers. Professionals at the intermediate level of knowledge will gain the most from this article, but beginners will still learn important information.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify and examine the key data in this report regarding mass violence in the United States.
  2. 2 Recognize discrepancies between the reported incident data and popular attitudes and beliefs.
  3. 3 Classify and apply report data

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