Mental Health And Mass Shootings - SOME MORE NEWS

Hi. In today's episode, we look at the state of mental health care in the U.S., why mental health is always used as a scapegoat after mass shootings, and how we could better support the mental wellbeing of people in general.

Executive Producer - Katy Stoll
Directed by Will Gordh
Written by Katie Goldin
Edited by Gregg Meller
Producer - Jonathan Harris
Associate Producer - Quincy Tucker
Post-Production Supervisor - John Conway
Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales
Graphics by F. Clint DeNisco
Head Writer - David Christopher Bell

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
4:40 - What Is Mental Illness?
7:42 - Why Mass Shootings Can't Be Blamed On Mental Illness
22:08 - We Use Mental Illness As A Scapegoat All The Time
26:29 - Mental Illness Is Not The Fault Of The Person With The Illness
31:14 - Depression Isn't A "Myth"
36:55 - The Bleak History And Present Of America's Mental Health System
48:49 - Better Mental Health Care Is Possible

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