Gun Violence and Mental Illness.

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Defining the Problems -- 1 Gun Violence and Serious Mental Illness -- 2 Firearms and Suicide in the United States -- 3 Gun Violence, Urban Youth, and Mental Illness -- 4 Mass Shootings and Mental Illness -- 5 School Shootings and Mental Illness -- 6 Mental Illness and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System -- 7 Mental Illness, Dangerousness, and Involuntary Commitment -- 8 Accessing Mental Health Care -- Part II. Moving Forward -- 9 Structured Violence Risk Assessment: Implications for Preventing Gun Violence -- 10 Decreasing Suicide Mortality: Clinical Risk Assessment and Firearm Management -- 11 Treatment Engagement, Access to Services, and Civil Commitment Reform: Would These Strategies Help Reduce Firearm-Related Risks -- 12 Preventing Gun Violence: Decreasing Access to Firearms During Times of Crisis -- 13 Relief From Disabilities: Firearm Rights Restoration for Persons Under Mental Health Prohibitions -- 14 Decreasing Gun Violence: Social and Public Health Interventions -- Appendix: Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

This important, multidisciplinary volume presents evidence-based analyses and risk assessment strategies for mental health clinicians, trainees, and those interested in finding more effective interventions to decrease the costs of the serious public health problems of gun violence and mental illness.

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