Gun Violence Is A Mental Health Issue, Not An Awareness One
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 04:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Writing in JAMA, a group of researchers say the way to curb gun violence is to treat guns as a public health awareness issue, the way we do awareness campaigns against cigarettes and drunk driving. So media, celebrities and the public should "de-glorify" guns the same way, though the efficacy of the campaigns they list is suspect. In movies, directors now make sure the edgy, rebellious person smokes, in order to show how edgy and rebellious they are. And marijuana use is actually being encouraged in lots of the same states that ban cigarettes in bars despite billions of dollars in awareness campaigns about the dangers of drugs. read more