After Mass Shootings, Some Call For Better Mental Health Programs. Would It Help?

Statistically, people with mental illness are no more likely to become violent than people who don’t have a diagnosed mental illness. Dr. Michael Allen from the Johnson Depression Center and Dr. Jason Williams from Children’s Hospital Colorado spoke with Colorado Public Radio on addressing the challenges of finding a meaningful connection between mental illness and mass shootings, why young people become violent, and how girls and women with mental health issues are more likely to internalize struggles while men more frequently become violent.