Texas Gov. Abbott says the Uvalde school shooter had a 'mental health challenge' and the state needed to 'do a better job with mental health' — yet in April he slashed $211M from the department that oversees mental health programs.
“There is no evidence the shooter is mentally ill, just angry and hateful,” said Lori Post, director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics at the Northwestern University School of Medicine. “While it is understandable that most people cannot fathom slaughtering small children and want to attribute it to mental health, it is very rare for a mass shooter to have a diagnosed mental health condition.”, said,"Overall, mass shooters are rational. They have a plan.
, the money budgeted for “health and welfare” has ranged in recent years from $2.8 million to $3.8 million, records show. Dr. Sadiya Khan, an assistant professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said that while mental health programs need more funding,"it will not eliminate the need for gun control."
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