Gun Violence & Mental Health
The American Psychiatric Association offers resources vetted by physicians on coping with these tragedies and talking with children to help them through these events: Learn more
If you are overwhelmed, please seek help or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
APA also offers psychiatrists resources and training for responding to disasters: Learn more
American Psychiatric Association Statement on the School Shooting in Texas: Read the statement
Explore complimentary chapters from the following highly commended American Psychiatric Association Publishing books.
Gun Violence and Mental Illness: Mass Shootings and Mental Illness
Disaster Psychiatry: Readiness, Evaluation, and Treatment: Grief and Resilience
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Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate
Drawing on real-life cases as well as research data, Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate distills the current psychiatric knowledge of different forms of murder within the family. Although crimes of this sort have made headlines for decades—and although violence and homicide within the family are public health issues—little guidance exists in the research literature for mental health professionals who treat these families or for the child protection workers and lawyers who interact with them. - Buy Now
Gun Violence & Mental Health
In response to recent national events involving gun violence, the American Psychiatric Association Publishing has collected resources relating to gun violence and mental health to help dispel the myths that the two issues are closely linked.
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Psychiatry Unbound Podcast
Listen to this episode of Psychiatry Unbound where Dr. Roberts and Dr. Carrion discuss Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress and Applied Mindfulness.
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Better Resident Training About State Gun Laws and Mental Health Needed
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Gazing Into the Shattered Mirror: Gun Violence in America
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Sen. Chris Murphy Receives APA’s Javits Award
Published online:09 Nov 2023
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Late-Life Depression, Antidepressant Treatment, and Cognition: The Short Haul and the Long Haul
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Theta Burst TMS Technology: Great Promise and a Lot to Learn
Published online:01 Jan 2024
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Older Workers, Cognitive Impairment, and Discrimination
Published online:05 Dec 2023
Safe Passage
A Guide for Addressing School Violence
Safe Passage: A Guide to Addressing School Violence offers expert perspectives and guidance in understanding, assessing, and addressing school violence. Although the book is designed for child and adolescent forensic psychiatrists and psychologists seeking proficiency in youth violence risk assessment, educators, school administrators, mental health clinicians, other health care professionals who work with children, and interested laypersons will also find the book both practical and illuminating.
The editors' approach to school violence is informed by their educational, scholarly, clinical, and forensic work with children and adults who have been disenfranchised through the cumulative effects of poverty, trauma, untreated mental illness, and inadequate access to education. This background has fostered a sensitivity to and understanding of critically important developmental factors that can be passed on generationally, which are explored in depth in the volume.
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APA Blog & News Releases
APA Condemns Loss of Life from Gun Violence, Disputes Link to Mental Illness (08/05/19)
APA and Illinois Psychiatric Society Joint Statement on Shooting in Aurora, Ill. (02/18/19)
Supporting Research Into Gun Violence is a Vital Public Health Concern (01/16/19)
Americans Overwhelmingly See Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue (05/07/18)
APA Supports Participants in March for Our Lives Event (03/19/18)