Press Kits
Mental Health America expresses its deepest sympathies to the family, friends and classmates of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shooting victims. Since the incident, our organization and affiliates have provided support and perspective to those directly affected and to the nation as a whole. Tips and other Mental Health America resources related to the shootings are collected below.
Tips
Press Releases
- Mental Health America Provides Guidelines to Help Parents, Student and Educators Respond and Cope with the VA Tech Shootings (4/17/07)
- Mental Health America Offers Tips for Coping with Shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (4/16/07)
Media Teleconference Call
Mental Health America hosted a media teleconference call, Friday, April 20, to discuss violence and mental illness, building safe school environments, predicting versus preventing violence and culturally competent mental health care. Experts on the call included David L. Shern, Ph.D., president and CEO of Mental Health America, DJ Ida, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association and Randy Borum, Psy.D., Associate Professor, University of South Florida and the Florida Mental Health Institute and an author of Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates.
Listen to the Teleconference by clicking above or download the Conference Call audio (MP3)
Media Highlights
- New York Times: Privacy Laws Slow Efforts On Gun-Buyer Data (5/2/07)
- FOXNews.com: Federal Gun Background Check Rules Create New Alliances (4/29/07)
- Associated Press: Changes Urged For Student Privacy Law (4/25/07)
- Diane Rehm Show: Identifying and Treating Severe Mental Illness (4/25/07)
- ABC World News: Outrage Over Ability to Aquire Guns (4/19/07)
Additional Resources
- Mental Health America position statement: Constitutional Rights and Mental Illness
- Threat
Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating
Safe School Climates
For More Information:
For more information, contact your local Mental Health America affiliate or the national Mental Health America office.
Page last updated: 10/22/2007
