Early Detection Of Mental Health

Since 2013 there have been 268 school shootings in the United States alone (Everytown for Gun Safety, 2017). School gun violence is becoming increasingly probable. It is imperative that our government and our citizens come together to create a solution and implement a plan to prevent and stop the occurrence of school gun violence. The solution, for some, is to bring more guns into the picture by arming teachers, principals, and other school officials, or place armed police officers at school sites (LaPierre, 2015). For others, the solution is to make even stricter laws regarding gun use or to get rid of these weapons altogether. These certainly are drastic options; I must say that I do believe the true solution is to increase the focus on mental health services and by extension, mental health awareness. There is simply not enough focus on the mental health of our youth and of our students. Mental health services are the most important step to making schools safer, because this solution touches the entire problem of violence at its root level.

When thinking about school shootings names like Columbine and Sandy Hook pop up. Those are the most tragic by far, however everyone always ask why such a horrible crime happens, but no one has never stopped and researched why such hate crimes like those happen. Instead people resort to Channel 2 or Fox 5 for answers, not realizing that their story isn’t the full truth. I am truly against school shootings; looking for answers myself. If there’s one thing I’ve picked up from the media is how they portray school shootings with mental illness, but according to Alfred.edu/teen violence says, “They want to get back at those who hurt them or revenge.” Many adults always struggled to realize why things as vigorous as shootings happens; also fail to realize they are the start of something so tragic. There are several reasons that lead to a school shooting but only five are common.

Since mass and school shootings are on the rise it is crucial to find a way to categorize these school shooters in an effort to minimize the amount of people who actually carry out the horrific act and to help pinpoint the most effective treatment intervention. Some of the factors that the media coverage focuses on are social factors such as peer harassment and the influence of media violence (Langman, 2009). In order to categorize Christopher Harper-Mercer, the examples provided in Peter Langman’s article on Rampage School Shooters: A Typology will be compared and assessed. Through this article Langman assesses the acts and history of 10 school shooters and separates the shooters into three distinct categories: Traumatized, psychotic, and

In the US mental illness is not given a high priority and is highly stigmatized so people aren’t always willing to get the help they need for fear of judgment. Mental illness is often a factor in mass shootings, so general attention to this would be beneficial. However, this isn’t to say that all mass shooters do have a mental illness; many people live their day-to-day lives dealing with a mental illness, so the stigmatization of mental illness and also the bad representation of people with mental illnesses becomes dangerous. Though this is most likely not unique to the United States, better communication between adults and students is vital in preventing school shootings. Often the perpetrators felt they were wronged in some way and were not receiving the help they needed. Also, gun control plays a big role here as well. It is far too easy for young people to gain access to a parent’s weapon or to acquire their own. In light of many tragedies in the United States, I believe that gun control is a serious topic that needs to be delved

Horror filled events capture the eyes of television viewers across America each day. Many of these tragic incidents broadcasted involve the use of guns. Something seen on the news instantly after occurring are the massacres of students and faculty in school shootings. A student walked on to the campus of Virginia Tech where he created the worst shooting done by a single gun-man. In California, a student entered Santana High school where he continued his day by shooting multiple people.The infamous Columbine High School shooting exemplifies the terror that can erupt when students get their hands on a gun. The easy availability of guns in the United States cause these malicious people to be able to accomplish their sickest fantasies. Mental illness

When people hear there is a school shooting at their son/daughter`s school they become scared. That is a normal reaction to have when one of your loved ones is at stake, but have you ever thought about how this came forth? The media tend to blame guns, but guns don't kill on their own, it's the user behind the gun. When you take guns out of the equation you start to see what actually is their motives and how to help them and others like them.

Guns and mental illness are merely attributes of these shootings, they are not the reason why numerous kids are killing people. It is time we stopped fooling ourselves and started asking why our youth are so disaffected that they’re lashing out, murderously, at the world we’ve given them.

Since the late 1970’s, there has been a strong correlation between mental health disorders and the perpetrators of mass shootings. “Up to 60% of the perpetrators have displayed symptoms including acute paranoia, delusions and depression before committing their crimes” (Metzl & Macleish, 2015). In the case of Adam Lanza, infamously known for the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, the history of his mental illnesses is quite extensive. However, it has been discovered that when it comes to mental illnesses, it is not influenced by one factor, but rather many factors that have integrated into the individual’s life (Sue, 2014). These factors began affecting Lanza’s life at only two years old, continuing throughout his lifetime until his heinous act of murder at the age of twenty. Throughout his

There are many factors that come into play as far as the shooter goes. For example, their self esteem, depression, or suicidal thoughts may have a negative impact on their mental health. However, there is no set expectations of how a shooter should act. This is what makes it difficult to spot a potential shooter. While this is true, there is a correlation between social media and school shooters. Children who said they were going to shoot people online where often prepared to follow through. For the children that said it in person, it was often an impulsive threat. The article suggests that claiming "mental illness" is a distraction to the public. It says that the best way for schools to stay safe is to keep close communication. The article says that if anyone suspects a potential school shooter, they should report them to the National Alliance for Mental Illness immediately. Overall, this article will help with our research by providing data of how communication is an important factor in detecting a school

This review of literature examined four different research studies on perpetrators of school shootings. These studies reveal school shooter share common characteristics and identified some risk factors that may influence an individual to become a school shooter. Scholars agree that perpetrators of school shootings mainly share an uniform demographic. Environmental risk factors such as rejection increase the likelihood of becoming a perpetrator of school shooting. Having a mental illness is another factor that increases the chances an individual of becoming a school

The earliest known school shooting in the United States took place in 1764 and was known as the Pontiac Rebellion School Massacre; out of 13 children enrolled in the school, only three survived (Dixon, 2005). Since then early 2000’s there has been 186 active shooters nationwide. People are now asking the question what is making these kids become school shooters. The question seems pretty straight forward, but no one knows a straightforward answer. Scientists and mental health professional have found there to be three main afflictions to cause people to become school shooters. The causes are being bullied, side effects of prescribed drugs, and abusive/neglective households.

It is without a doubt that there has been an increase in violent crimes in schools throughout recent years. School shootings continue to become more and more common, especially in North America. Safety concerns for any and all students and staff in schools are at all all time high due to the high number of fatal and non-fatal occurring incidences. Since 2013 to the present, it is estimated that the United States has seen approximately 205 school shootings. Weekly, that is a shocking one shooting on average. Many of these shootings have resulted in the injuries and deaths of multiple of students and staff members. (Everytown Research, 2017) Evidently, school shootings are tragic events that affect so many more people than just the victims. However, these events are also interesting to look at from the psychological and sociological point of views. Through much research, it can be concluded that school shootings are a complex problem that are caused by a mix of improper brain development and societal and media influences which motivate school shooters to emerge. Psychological factors may include struggling with mental illnesses and/or abuse that leads to damaged brain development. Additionally, being bullied and/or the role of the media are examples of sociological factors.

School massacres have become more prevalent in this last decade. As part of the police investigation that concludes the shooting, they look for a motive. The first thing that people are frequently told from the news media is that the suspect’s motive was from playing a violent video game, not that they have a mental illness that may have caused them to execute their mass murder. Sane players of video games grasp the fact that they are playing a video game. “Their ability to distinguish between fantasy and reality prevents them from emulating video game violence in real life” (ProCon). Whereas people who have a mental

Emotional wellness issues have been frequently shown another big cause of these shootings. Most school shooters were mentally sick or demonstrated side effects of psychological wellness issues. An opportunity for mental and psychiatric help could help stop these shootings. According to newyorker.com, ¨, from 2011 and 2013, more people believe that mass shootings result from a failure of the mental-health system than from easy access to guns. Eighty per cent of the population believes that mental illness is at least partially to

Sadly, we have all heard about the high number of mass shootings that suddenly occurred during the last five years, but perhaps what really shook the nation were the shootings which involved children. One shooting which took place in Colorado Springs, wherein a man with a gun decided to walk into a Planned Parenthood clinic and began firing shots, killing three people and injuring nine. The people who were killed and injured were all innocent victims who died at the hands of an obvious mentally ill person. (Los Angeles Times, “Deadliest U.S. Mass Shootings”).