Tag: Violence
Uvalde Resources
The devastating tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, will have ripple effects across communities, our state, and the nation in the months and even years to come. Similar to adults, children and adolescents are likely to experience…
Mental Illness & Violence
In the aftermath of mass violence and the furor of the 24-hour news cycle, the words “mental illness” are often used to try to explain a perpetrator’s actions. In many cases, the assumption that mental…
Texas Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety
SUMMARY – During the 86th Legislative Interim, in December 2019, the Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety met to hear testimony. President and CEO Andy Keller, PhD, was invited testimony.
Texas Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security Interim Report to the 86th Legislature
SUMMARY – In the wake of the Santa Fe school shooting, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed a bi-partisan Select Committee, headed by Senate Education Committee Chairman Larry Taylor, to review comprehensive strategies to address...
Mental Illness & Mass Murder
Mass murder is often associated in the public’s mind with mental illness. Recent attacks have resulted in calls to reform the process for assessing and treating people with mental illnesses, including changes to legal rights…