Bills in the House and Senate to expand funding for mental health care are attracting bipartisan support as a result of the spate of high-profile shootings this summer, according to a recent article in Politico. But Yale University psychiatrist Matthew Goldenberg says mental health professional are ill equipped to pick out bad actors before they strike. Goldenberg explains his view in a recent Los Angeles Times editorial.
Could Better Mental Health Care Help Prevent Mass Shootings?
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