For a determined would-be school shooter, there’s always a way – until we address the underlying causes
Only a few days ago, I had the opportunity to plant a gun in a school. The doors were unlocked.
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What happens when your child becomes violent … with you
Under my desk is an antique iron. It has been there since the day my mother hid it from my
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School Shooters: What’s Their Path To Violence?
February 10, 20197:58 AM ETHeard on All Things Considered Many, though not all, of the perpetrators have experienced childhood traumas such
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What we might learn from another tragic story of mental health help given too late, too little
Caleb, 11, was thin with blond hair, glasses, and a big smile where crooked teeth jockeyed for space. He and
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The making of a murderer?
Our Failed Solutions for Seriously Ill Foster Youths (published by The Chronicle of Social Change) Justin Taylor Bean, removed from
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I’ve tried the system. It doesn’t work.
The media is calling the Parkland massacre “preventable” and pointing to missed warning signs. But, I’ve heeded the warning signs. All these mental health services, like water and sunshine, have unwittingly nurtured Devon’s proclivity for violence. He’s only gotten bigger, stronger, smarter, and more dangerous. I fear he could be the next teen paraded across the headlines in handcuffs.
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