Mental illness is a vague term, holding an array of limitless possibilities. But what is mental illness? A mental illness is described as condition involving changes in behavior, thinking and emotion (or a combination of these).
Many might also think that these are uncommon, in fact nearly 20% of adults experience some form of mental illness. But how does this entail with school shootings? Well, another common ground for criticism when debating about the shootings is mental health problems. President Donald Trump even went as far as to mention a mental health problem with criminal Nickolas Cruz in the Stoneman Douglas High school shooting.
So how should this be treated? Send them to a psychologist? A Psychiatrist? In general terms, many young adults and teens develop these conditions (e.g. depression) throughout their childhood, and most never seek treatment, bottling up these emotions for years on end, you don't have to be a psychologist to know that that isn't good.
A simple yet effective solution to this could be the improvement of psychological treatment from within these educational facilities. Provide students with a source for expression, seek students in need for this and let this be fixed, before it is too late.
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