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So Butler Bulldog Gordon Hayward got himself a new gig last month when he was selected ninth in the NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. There were fist pumps and cheers of joy at the Kaltenmark house when NBA Commissioner David Stern made the announcement. And ever since, people have been asking me what I think about it all.
While I hate to see a kid cut short his one chance to be, well, a kid, I am quite happy for him. If only we could all be so fortunate to have such an incredible opportunity to follow our dream, do what we love, and get paid handsomely for it.
You see, I'm long over the sadness of Gordon's decision to leave Butler early to pursue a career in the pros. Sure, I would've loved to have him give me a pat on the head when introduced at every home game for the next two years, but that's not going to pay him $2 million a year either.
So to see Gordon represent Butler on a National stage like the NBA draft, get selected ninth overall and go to a fine organization like the Utah Jazz, well, that just makes my big bulldog chest swell a bit more. And I just couldn't be happier for the kid given the circumstances, I mean, just think about it…
-The Utah Jazz are a successful organization. They win basketball games and a lot of them too. They regularly make the playoffs and win many of those games as well. From the front office to the end of the bench, they have winners.
-The Utah Jazz have room for a player like Gordon which means there's a good chance he'll get to play sooner rather than later. Not only that, but Gordon may have the opportunity to be a real impact player for the team.
-The Utah Jazz wanted Gordon…they recognize his game, the understand his abilities, they see his huge potential, and they believe they can help him overcome any weaknesses.
-The Utah Jazz have University of Evansville standout and graduate, Jerry Sloan as their coach. Not only does he have Indiana connections, but he's also has the longest standing tenure as a head coach in major professional sports.
-The Utah Jazz play in EnergySolutions Arena. Gordon has played their twice. He defeated Syracuse and Kansas State in the NCAA West Regional Semi-Finals and Finals. He's yet to lose a game there.
-And last, but not least, the Utah Jazz fans make humorous YouTube videos in his honor as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laBPh2gncgY
The list goes on and on, but I think all Butler Bulldogs can rejoice in the fact that Gordon Hayward will now be a Jazzy Bulldog. So go get your Utah Jazz/Hayward apparel and be prepared to actually follow the NBA this season.
Congrats to Gordon and may have a safe and blessed professional career. I know he'll make Butler very proud.
Speaking of pride, how about that cover of the July 2010 Indianapolis Monthly? That's one good-looking dog!
Well, that's about the only insights I have for you these days. I'm still making plenty of appearances and booking requests. From pet parades, to summer camps, nursing homes, and media announcements, you name it, I'm doing it. I don't mind…it's good to get out and see the people and its good job security too.
Big projects of late…my children's book, my 2011 calendar, and the 10th annual Bulldog Beauty Contest on Oct. 23rd.
Go Dawgs and Go Jazz!
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Pinna abnormalities and low-set ears refer to an abnormal shape or position of the outer ear (pinna or auricle).
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*.. *V ' * "4 e G o 11 e g e N e.^8 VOL. XIV. No. 19-. BRYN MAWR (AND WAYNE), PA.. TUESDAY, DECEMBER20,1927 I: PRICE, 10 CENTS M. BARKER STARS IN CRADLE SONG Quiet Scenery and Acting Contribute to Convent Atmosphere. DIRECTED BY HUPFEL Varsity Dramatics' performance olThe Cradle Song, by G. Martinez Sierra, on Saturday, December 17, had a high de- gree of excellence unusual in a college play. It was felt by every one to have been a fortunate choice, since almost all the parts were for women, and since the simplicity of setting and action gave scope for artistic achievement. The scenery, quiet grey cloister walls with rounded arches and* stained glass windows, was particularly effecrive; and the grouping of the characters were care- fully arranged so that every moment the stage presented a pleasing picture. Contrasting Leads in First Act In the first act, the glimpses of home- life in a convent were amusing, and charming; and the action as well as the Nuns moved smoothly. Caroline Crosby, as the Prioress, mingled dignity with sweetness; her voice had a pleasing re- straint. All the voices were good, which added a great deal to the beauty^of the performance. The Vicaress, Cicely Hamilton, with her biting criticisms and "May the Lord absolve me from mal- ice!" attitude contrasted admirably with the patience of the Prioress; her acting all the way through was consistantly good. The group of Novices were well cast and characterized, although Sister Marcella overdid her part to a certain extent. By far the best piece of acting was Margaret Barker's interpretation of Sister Joanna of the Cross. It was a very difficult part, but she saved it from sentimentality, and provided each act with a highly emotional ending. Her scene with Theresa had a lyrical quality of pure poetry. Years Unmarked by Make-up The contrast between the first and second acts was not so marked as it might have been. Only the principle characters gave any indication that they CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 "v. I. Q.'s and Scholarship Compared; Results Vague Esther Crane, of Goucher College, writing for School and Society, presents some very interesting data about the value of Psychological tests. She com- pares the Bryn Mawr tests from the classes of 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928, with the Academic records of the students. "Such comparisons," she says, "are not particularly helpful for individual predictions when a particular student has tested high in a Thurstone test all that can be judged on the basis of the limited data here presented is that thdfc are about six chances out of ten that she will stand in the upper half of her class, about three chances out of ten that she will stand in the lower half of her class, and less than one chance in ten that she will withdraw from college without graduating. On the other hand, when a student has tested very low in a Thurstone test, all that can be judged on the basis of such data is that there are about two chances out of ten that she will stand in the upper half of her class, about six chances out of ten that she will stand in the lower half and two chances out of ten that she will not graduate. Such prediction is of no value in giv- ing educational guidance to an indi- vidual student. Moreover, if a college is able to admit all the applicants who meet its requirements, it would doubt- less be unwise to exclude those stu- dents who are lowest in the psycho- logical tests, on the basis of these findings; but if a college is unable to ,' admit all the candidates who meet its requirements, then it might find some value even in a psychological test which gives no better predictions than CONTINTJBD ON PAOB 8 Poetry Excels Prose in Conventional Lantern Specially contributed by MillicEnt Carey Neither insensitive critic nor supersen- sitive reader could characterize the De- cember Lantern as decadent or precious. The tone is serious, personal, even .moral. For the most part, the stories a$e straight- forward, and the poetry is conventional in theme and form. The prose in the number has little to mark it as interesting or significant. Miss Salinger's story of a college graduate de- ciding between duty and ambition has some vividness, especially in the depiction of Natalie Brent's thoughts, but the dia- logue is forced, and the reversal at the end entirely unmotivated. Nil Dcspcran- dum gives a good picture of a man hav- ing stage fright, but again the end is un- satisfactory�almost childish. A Man of God has some nice description and a sit- uation which offers possibilities. How- ever, the expository method is diffuse and unsatisfying, and the situation does not quite come off. Miss Wright's essay, Carpe Diem, is pleasantly seventeenth century in tone, but, for modern taste, self-conscious in style and labored in its marshaling of quotations. The best piece of prose is Miss Phillips' The Daily Round: a sketch of a real person living a real life. The style is straight- forward, and the detail is extremely vivid�in short, this "slice of life" is suc- cessfully cut. The verse is more interesting than the prose. In one or two cases, the prosody CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Oxford Summer Course England in Nineteenth Century to Be Studied in All Its Aspects. 1897 DEDICATES NlW COMMON ROOM Fireplace, Book Shelves and Organ Fijnd to Be Memorials. SINGING ^AS GOOD "A visit to Oxford, residence in a col- lege, lectures by many eminent men and women, discussion classes, sight-seeing parties to Oxford's most famous colleges and to neighboring places of interest�in short, the experiencing for a brief space of all that is best in an Oxford student's life�this was for the first time made possible to American women of limited leisure and means in 1926. A two and a half weeks' Summer Vacation Course was organized by the Women's Societies of Oxford, and proved .so successful that it has been decided to hold another such course, for American Women Teachers and Graduates, in 1928, from July 6th to 27th. "The subject will be 'England in the Nineteenth Century: 1815-1900.' Each morning there will be two lectures, short series having been arranged on literary, historical, political and scientific topics. Will See Historic Spots "Students will be lodged in the Wom- en's Colleges, where they will have the opportunity of meeting some of the Tutors, who will be in residence as in term. Every effort will be made to pro- vide as many glimpses into typically English life as possible. We hope to make the students acquainted with English music, folk-dancing and singing; they will drive to Stratford-on-Avon, for a performance of one of Shakespeare's plays by the well-known Festival Com- pany ; to Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of the Washington family; and to other places of interest in the neighbor- ing country. They will be shown Ox- ford's own architectural treasures under trained guidance. "A limited number of places will be reserved until May 1st for students who intend to enter upon the work of teach- ing jfl-'-the Secondary Schools in the au- tumn of 1928. L CONTINUED ON PAOB 4 No Smoking! The Executive Board of the S e 1 f-Government Association wishes to point out that students are never allowed -to smoke within the jurisdiction of the As- sociation, except in the places expressly stated in the rule. The fact that a student is visitirtft or staying at home makes no dif- ference in regard to this rule. Y -------------------------------------------&*. On Sunday afternoon the Common Room in Goodhart Hall was dedicated by the class of 1897. The room was com- fortably filled with alumnae and under- graduates, most of whom were seeing it for the first time. Miss Mary Camp- bell, who was president of '97 for four years, gave a short talk in which she told the story of the giving of the Com- mon Room by her class. "The class," she said, "made the gift hoping that we would find rest and comfort there. It was Katrina Tiffany's inspiration that it should Ik our gift on the occasion of our 30th reunion, last year. On March 11th Mrs. Tiffany died, after only a week's illness, just before her first com- mittee meeting. Due to the generoqs r*i sponse of everyone, the class has been able to carry on her work. "The gift is being dedicated to three members of the class: To Mildred Min- turn Scott, 'who died in 1922, the book-' shelves and books are dedicated, as an affectionate tribute to the kingdom of her mind. The class hopes to give new books every year; in each one there is to be a bookplate with Mrs. Scott's name on it. A^part of the fund for the in- stallation of the organ is dedicated to Lydia Foulke Hughes. One of our earliest and fondest memories is the sound of her beautiful voice singing "Who Is Silvia?" The mantle and fire- place are given in memory of Katrina Tiffany, to keep alive her flaming torch that never will die down. The whole room, indeed, is a symbol of her pres- CONTINUBD ON PAGB 4 1 God Is More Real to the Rahabs Than the Ruths "Tonight instead of a Christmas ser- mon I am going to give you a pre- Christmas sermon," said Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, speaking in Chapel on Sunday, December 18. The genealogy with which the New Testament starts is usually a sticking point, he said, but those for whom the first gospel was written had an interest in ancestry. Several very interesting characters appear in the long line of Christ's ancestors. One, who seems queerly placed in the list of saints, was Rahab, a jaded habitue of Jericho's underworld. She espoused the religion of Jehovah from fear, but, although her morals were abominable, her faith was superb. Another interesting character was Ruth, whose words to Naomi form the classic utterance of fidelity. For her religion was merely part of her family obligation; Jehovah was thrown in with her mother-in-law. Ruth was a direct contrast to Rahab in every way yet she also was in the communion of saints. Ruth had much faithfulness and little faith, Rahab had little but faith. The interesting contrast is their difference in religious experience. Rahab progressed through religion to morality, Ruth through morality to religion; Rahab had the maximum belief and minimum conscience, Ruth the minimtun belief and maximum conscience, and yet they both had the same end as faithful and devoted wives. They both entered the Kingdom, but through diametrically opposed doors. God is far more real t^j the Rahabs of the world, gripped by passions and domi- nated by fearful destructive forces as they are, than to the Ruths. The Rahabs have experienced God; He has rescued them and is the most obvious fact in their lives. The Ruths, on the other hand, live with God as unconsciously as they breathe air. The Rahabs make more selfish demands on God and say "Hide me, Savior." The Ruths ask of God only in order to help their Naomis. God has no preference but takes whatever is alive spiritually and uses it for His service. "The Ruths and the Rahabs find it hard to understand one another, CONTINTJBD ON PAOB 8 Barnes Wanted The May Day Committee 4 wishes to remind the students to bring back from vacation lists jjf names of people to whom May * Day invitations may be sent. This mailing list is to include the names of all th^ people whom the student body believes would be interested in receiving information a^out the program anjd the organization of May Day. We are asked to co-oper- ate by furnishing all possible names,' whether or not we be- lieve that they may be included OH the lists, anyway. GLEE CLUB GIVES VARIED PROGRAM Committee Chosen "Woman in the Moon" Only New Play�Sixth Still Undecided. The May Day Committee has been working steadily on the organization of the executive side of its work. The latest announcements from headquarters include the names of Mr. King's advis- ory committee, and the tentative list of plays to be given; this last information is subject to change without notice. Mr. King's committee includes three members of each-class; its function is a systematic effort to learn of all possi- ble dramatic abilities in the college. Many are probably latent, and need only a certain amount of encouragement to spring forth in the full glory of their hidden possibilities. The members of the committee from the class of '28 are Pa- lache, McKelvcy and Hupfel; from the class of '29, Fain, M. R. Humphry and B. Humphries; from the class of '.10, Barker, Wickes and Bigelow; and from the class of '31, Drake, Burroughs and Turner. Try-outs in January On Thursday, January 5, the first try- outs will be held. During the following weeks they will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. People are not being asked to try out for definite parts, but, rather each person is to be tried in a certain type of part: no one is to be overlooked when once the vigi- lance committee begins its college-wide canvass. "When the tryout lists are posted it is most emphatically hoped that all people who know of any possible ability on the part of a friend, wiU re- port it either to Miss Applcbcc or to a member of the committee. The'May Day Committee wishes to stress the fact that May Day is for everybody, and is not merely the production of a few com- mittee members! List of Plays Compiled The Undergraduate Board and the Ad- visory Committee are going to meet very soon to discuss plans for the organization of next semester's work. Until their plans are completed this tentative list of plays must stand: Robin Hood, Pecle's Old Wire's Tale, The Midsummer Night's Dream and the Mumming Play of 5"/. George and The Dragon. Thi.- will be "the third May Day on which The Old Wife's Talc has been given. The other plays mentioned above have been given on every May Day since their inauguration. The mumming play is to be given on the green this year to repre- sent an told English fair. The mum- ming plays were always given by the people on festive occasions and they are not dramas in themselves. The new play to be given this year is Lyly's Woman in the Moon, which was sug- gested for production by Dr. Horace Howard Furness, Jr. The -committee has done a great deal of reading and thinking on the subject of the sixth play to be given; Mr. King has suggested As You Like It, but, as yet, no definite con- clusions have been reached. Last May Day nine plays were given, and they were so arranged that it was impossible to see all of them during the two days' performanc*f Consequently only six are to be give/ this year. Every one in college will have some part in one of these productions, except for about 200 people who will perform upon the green. The part played by this group will be described in a future article. Under Mr. Willoughbys Di- rection Difficulties Were Surmounted. M. qpSS SINGS SOLO (Specially Contributed by HotACE Ai.wyn) Last Thursday evening the Glee Club gave its Christmas Concert, whjch takes the place of the usual Gilbert & Sullivan Opera in the May Day year. This will probably be the last Concert to be given in Taylor Hall and formed a fitting and excellent conclusion to Taylor's years of usefulness in that connection. � There was a large and very enthusias- tic audience and the Glee Club on this occasion set an entirely new standard for itself, not only in the point of view in the program presented but in the de- gree of excellence of the performance. Mr. Willoughby is to be congratulated most sincerely on the splendid work he has accomplished in so short a period as eight weeks, with a chorus, the per- sonnel of which changes every year, many of the members having had little or no former experience in a cappella singing. Now such an excellent begin- ning has been made in attempting works of such value and difficulty as Palestrina, Purcell, the English Madrigal School, etc., it would be a great pity if the Glee Club were to rest on its laurels with this concert and not make the Christmas Concert an annual event. This would not entail in any way the giving up of the May performance of Gilbert & Sulli- van (in other than May Day years) but would form an important addition to the cultural value of music in the College. The experience of taking part in the per- formance of great music, such as Pales- trina or Bach, adds something to a stu- dent's intellectual development which is of very real and lasting worth, a worth which educational institutions all over the country are slowly beginning to rec- ognize at its true valuation. While the importance of hearing great music has been greatly recognized, the recognition of the equally great importance of taking part in it has been of slower growth. It is thus that the student is made to be, in Wagner's phrase, "a partner in the be- coming," and it is unbelievable that any student with the slightest capacity for CONTINUED ON PAGB 2 Women Have Influence in Improving: China "The political and military confu- sion in China, combined with the breaking down of the railroads and other minor difficulties with which that country is now impeded, is apt to make us feel down-hearted and dis- couraged as to the future of those mil- lions, struggling for what they think is freedom." "But there arc certain conditions" said Mrs. Wood speaking in chapel ort Friday, December 16, "which are prov- ing tremendously advantageous to the people of China." Size of Alphabet Reduced The first is the interest of the peo- ple in doing away with the thousands of characters, which people of the low- est classes must learn before they can read a Chinese newspaper. The youth of China, realizing the necessity of spreading education, have- devised the following plan: a thousand of the most useful characters of the language have been picked out for general informa- tion. Newspapers and books are pub- lished which contain only the specified thousand characters, and which have, thereby, accomplished a great deal in spreading information throughout the country. > � While this plan is a considerable step in advance, it is only temporary. Eventually. China will have to leave her well-loved classical* characters and turn to a Romanized alphabet j The second advantageous move- ment is the tremendous influence of CONTINUED ON PAOB S
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(CNN) -- NBC has retooled its Thursday night lineup to include three new comedies, but in the fall the network will have competition in that category from CBS.
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8:00-8:30 p.m. - "How I Met Your Mother"
8:30-9:00 p.m. - "We Are Men"
9:00-9:30 p.m. - "2 Broke Girls"
9:30-10:00 p.m. - "Mom"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Hostages"
8:00-9:00 p.m. - "NCIS"
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8:00-9:00 p.m. - "Survivor"
9:00-10:00 p.m. - "Criminal Minds"
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8:00-8:30 p.m. --"The Big Bang Theory"
8:30-9:00 p.m. - "The Millers"
9:00-9:30 p.m. - "The Crazy Ones"
9:30-10:00 p.m. - "Two and a Half Men"
10:00-11:00 p.m. - "Elementary"
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Undercover Boss"
9:00-10:00 p.m. - "Hawaii Five-O"
10:00-11:00 p.m. - "Blue Bloods"
8:00-8:30 p.m. - "Comedytime Saturday" (an encore of the network's sitcoms)
8:30-9:00 p.m. - "Comedytime Saturday" (an encore of the network's sitcms)
9:00-10:00 p.m. - "Crimetime Saturday"
10:00-11:00 p.m. - "48 Hours"
7:00-8:00 p.m. - "60 Minutes"
8:00-9:00 p.m. - "The Amazing Race"
9:00-10:00 p.m. - "The Good Wife"
10:00-11:00 p.m. - "The Mentalist"
Below are the descriptions of the new fall shows:
"We Are Men": A single-camera comedy about four single guys living in a short-term apartment complex who unexpectedly find camaraderie over their many missteps in love. Carter (Chris Smith), the youngest and most recent addition to the group, moved in after being ditched at the altar mid-ceremony, and is now eager to re-enter the dating scene and get on with his life with some guidance from his "band of brothers": Frank Russo (Tony Shalhoub), a successful middle-aged clothing manufacturer and four-time divorcée who still fancies himself a ladies man; Gil Bartis (Kal Penn), a small business owner who was caught having the world's worst affair; and Stuart Strickland (Jerry O'Connell), a speedo-wearing OB/GYN who's hiding his assets until his second divorce is settled. Jill (Rebecca Breeds) is Frank's charming and attractive daughter, who stands as the one positive remnant from his failed relationships. Armed with a hot tub, pool-side barbeque and plenty of questionable advice, these losers in the marriage department take Carter under their wing to impart their own brand of wisdom about the opposite sex.
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Position Statement 72: Violence: Community Mental Health Response
Readily available, high-quality, evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent preventive and therapeutic services and supports for mental and substance use conditions offer the greatest promise of preventing violent behavior.(1) Mental Health America (MHA) is committed to the development of public policies and allocation of public resources to foster access to preventive as well as therapeutic services that can both prevent violence and reduce the fear of violence. Public policy must also work to prevent the violent victimization of persons with mental and substance use conditions, particularly those who are homeless or incarcerated in jails and prisons.
Preventive services have been shown to increase resiliency, an individual's ability to deal with stress and conflict. More broadly, social policies are needed that promote community connection and inclusion, both for people in mental health crisis and for the general population. The broader goal is to foster mental wellness in everyone. This policy focus is more likely to reduce violence than policies that discriminate against people with mental health conditions by singling them out as supposed causes of violence. It is important for the public and policy makers to recognize that mental health conditions are not associated with an increased risk of violent behavior.
We live in a violent society. Rates of homicide and other violent death in the United States dramatically exceed those of other industrialized, high-income nations.(2) Our toxic environment of racial and ethnic discrimination and conflict, abuse of women, children, elders, and the weaker members of our society, and the decline of community and family connections, are among the root causes of violence in the United States.(3) Diagnosable mental health conditions are not.
In fact, trauma that results from violence is a significant precursor to the development of mental and substance use conditions.(4) Solutions to the root causes of violence in the United States are required to reduce overall rates of mental and substance use conditions and improve social well-being.
Unfortunately, public attitudes often associate mental health conditions with increased risk of violence.(5) These attitudes are ill-informed and ignore several important distinctions. First, considering mental health conditions as a singular phenomenon makes no more sense than collapsing distinctions between general health conditions. Grouping phobia with schizophrenia is like equating cancer with a cold. We must be more precise in our language when discussing mental health conditions.
Second, while untreated or undertreated mental health conditions, when accompanied by untreated or undertreated substance use conditions, may be associated with an increased risk of violence, this does not justify discrimination against people with mental health conditions as a class. Our growing understanding of mental illnesses and our dedication to humanitarian principles have led our society to reject confinement as the means of addressing mental health conditions, and to embrace community-based treatment. We must not abandon these values in response to isolated incidents linking mental illness and violent acts.
Third, persons with severe mental illnesses are much more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of violence. The word "violence" has its roots in the Latin violare, which means "to violate;" and people with mental health conditions are often violated, but are rarely violent themselves.(6) Continuing public perceptions linking violence and mental illness frustrates access to care and undergirds an 'us versus them' attitude that further marginalizes persons labeled with mental illnesses.(7)
MHA believes that the public must be reminded, as each sensationalized incident of violence is thrust into public view, that people with mental health conditions are no more likely to be violent than other people. A 2009 study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry(8) found that mental illness alone is not an adequate basis for a prediction of dangerousness. As stated in the abstract, "bivariate analyses showed that the incidence of violence was higher for people with severe mental illness, but only significantly so for those with co-occurring substance abuse and/or dependence. Multivariate analyses revealed that severe mental illness alone did not predict future violence; it was associated instead with historical (past violence, juvenile detention, physical abuse, parental arrest record), clinical (substance abuse, perceived threats), dispositional (age, sex, income), and contextual (recent divorce, unemployment, victimization) factors."
Of course, some people with serious mental illnesses are violent, but so are many more people with a record of past violence, juvenile detention, physical abuse as a child, or with a parental arrest record. Similarly, substance abuse, young age, male sex, low income, a recent divorce, unemployment, and victimization predispose people to violence. With the exception of past violence, which the criminal justice system addresses to some extent, no one advocates state intervention against any of these other groups. Why then single out people with mental illness or a civil commitment in their background?
Nevertheless, there is a widespread, profoundly troubling misconception that people with mental health conditions are inherently violent and this perception may be getting more rather than less prevalent.(9) Ironically, there is little understanding of the extent to which many people with mental health conditions are victims of violence and experience repeated trauma.
The ridicule, bullying, shunning, and other demeaning behaviors to which people with mental and substance use conditions are subjected are a form of violence and violate human dignity.
Society's passive acquiescence in the ignorance and discrimination surrounding mental and substance use conditions is fundamentally at odds with deep-rooted values that would foster every individual's opportunity to fully realize his or her potential. Such behavior, when directed at children and youth, can have a devastating and profound impact with tragic consequences.
People with severe mental illnesses can be easy prey to violence. Some live a marginalized existence as a result of mental illness and subsequent loss of income and assets, and may become targets of opportunity for theft, mugging, and rape. Incarceration of large numbers of people with mental and substance use conditions in county jails and state penitentiaries. subjects them to violent victimization. And the plight of thousands of individuals in every major U.S. city who are both homeless and have a mental health and/or substance use condition is exacerbated by a high incidence of violent acts against them.
MHA advocates encourage people with mental and substance use conditions to enter and remain in treatment as often as necessary to sustain their recovery. MHA supports the development of accessible and acceptable treatment strategies that engage people in care, using science-based approaches that provide effective and ongoing treatment for persons in need. MHA advocates confidentiality as the prerequisite for all effective mental health treatment. MHA opposes the use of intimidation, sanctions and compulsion that can deter full participation in treatment for mental health conditions.
People today have a greater understanding of mental health and substance use conditions than did earlier generations, including an increased awareness of the role of stress and brain chemistry as causative factors in some conditions. Nevertheless, evidence suggests that public attitudes toward people with mental health conditions reflect fear and prejudice. A 1996 nationally representative survey indicated that over 60% of respondents felt that a person with schizophrenia was likely to be violent while over 70% felt that this characterized persons with alcohol addiction and nearly 90% felt that this characterized persons with cocaine addiction.
The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health(10) concluded that the contribution of mental health conditions to violence in our society is very small. The greatest risk of violence is from individuals who have an untreated or undertreated substance use disorder either solely or in combination with a mental health condition.(11) Successful treatment ameliorates the risk of violence. Engaging persons in evidence-based care so that they fully participate and implement a meaningful treatment plan is the key to successful treatment.
Echoing trends in criminal statistics, violent acts are most likely to be committed against family members or other acquaintances. This underlines the importance of involving family and friends in the recovery process and promoting education and mental wellness for all.
Media sensationalization of violence, and especially graphic coverage of isolated instances of violence that involve persons with mental health conditions, tend to rekindle deep-seated fears and stereotypes. In such an inflammatory environment, the contagion of fear can infect policymakers and lead to ill-considered public policy. For example, in response to highly publicized tragic incidents, Congress in 2007 passed legislation aimed at including in a national criminal database names and identifying information on persons who had been involuntarily treated for mental health conditions, as a means of enforcing a ban on their purchasing firearms. While well intended, these statutes confuse a temporary state of dangerousness with a persistent trait of dangerousness. They focus on a tiny proportion of individuals who are involuntarily treated, ignoring persons with similar circumstances who enter treatment voluntarily. And they devote considerable public resources that could be much more effectively allocated to expanding well-proven treatment programs.
In fact, many states have ignored the mandate to submit names to the list, and lax procedures have made removal of names from the list very easy.(12) Firearms legislation is controversial and beyond the scope of this policy. But people with mental health conditions should be treated the same as other Americans. Current policy, despite its popular appeal, fails to do that.
Given that only a tiny fraction of violent acts are perpetrated by persons with mental health conditions, efforts to bar such individuals from purchasing firearms or to increase preventive detention can have no meaningful impact on public safety. Such legislation wastes public resources, violates civil liberties, powerfully reinforces the myth that links mental health conditions with violence, and further cements stigma in the public mind. Incapacitated people may need to be treated against their will, but the circumstances are appropriately limited and should not be expanded in response to the public's blind reaction to Tucson and all of its predecessors and sequels. See MHA Position Statement 22 Involuntary Mental Health Treatment.(13)
Call to Action
MHA calls for a national dialogue on violence and mental and substance use conditions, with an eye to dispelling myth, combating stigma, and laying a foundation for sound public policymaking to reduce the overall level of violence in the United States. We staunchly support public policy changes to dramatically improve access to readily available, comprehensive and integrated, high-quality, evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent mental and substance use services and supports. These services and supports should include a preventive focus, to foster mental wellness and recovery from mental health conditions that may otherwise lead to violence or victimization. We further support the implementation of evidence based prevention programs to reduce the overall levels of violence and trauma. We oppose coercive and punitive measures against people with mental health and substance use conditions.
MHA calls on policymakers to support efforts (such as public education campaigns) to unravel myths associating persons with mental and substance use conditions and violence and to ensure effective treatment and supports for people with mental health and substance use conditions as well as the safety of these vulnerable individuals. Policymaking aimed at deterring violence should not single out people with mental and substance use conditions.(14) MHA vigorously opposes efforts - in the name of public safety - to deny people rights or privileges, or otherwise discriminate against people on the basis of a mental health condition. Such efforts should be rejected as dangerously stigmatizing, making effective treatment more difficult, and as a violation of the civil liberties and human rights of people with mental health conditions.
Effective Period
The Mental Health America Board of Directors adopted this policy on September 17, 2011. It is reviewed as required by the Mental Health America Public Policy Committee.
Expiration: December 31, 2016
- A recent example is the 2011 Tucson tragedy involving Jared Lee Loughner, the accused attempted assassin of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. There is no question that Mr. Loughner needed mental health counseling and that he did not get it. However, the only evidence at the time of the shootings was that Mr. Loughner had acted out bizarrely, but not violently, in class. So far as we know, he never made a threat of violence against anyone, even though threats against public officials are unfortunately common in contemporary American society. Although he made people nervous, Mr. Loughner was never deemed dangerous by anyone prior to the attempted assassination and was apparently never referred to the Pima County mental health system or the courts.As urged by this policy, assertive intervention by the mental health system could have stemmed the violence. But Pima County underwent a dramatic 45% reduction in public mental health treatment in 2010-2011, as local and state human services funding collapsed. This is an extreme case of a phenomenon being experienced nationwide. Thus, the first lesson of the Tucson tragedy has to be to understand the impact on public safety of the inability of the underfunded community mental health system to follow up in cases like this. Defunding of human services has serious consequences for society, as well as for the people who lose essential supports. Although Mr. Loughner might have refused counseling even if it were offered, there is no evidence that sensitive outreach would have been ineffective, because it was never tried. There were inadequate resources to do so.
- Krug E.G., Powell, K.E. & Dahlberg, L.L.. "Firearm Related Deaths in the United States and 35 Other High and Upper Middle Income Countries," International Journal of Epidemiology 27(2):214-221(1998); Milton, T., "Violence in a Violent Society," Journal of Public Health Policy 19(3):289-302 (1998). WHO, World Report on Violence and Health (Geneva 2002). From http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en/full_en.pdf.
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Bridging the Gap Between Childhood Trauma and Negative Consequences Later in Life. http://www.acestudy.org/.
- Link, B.G., Phelan, J.C., Bresnahan, M., Stueve, A. & Pescosolido, B.A., "Public Conceptions of Mental Illness: Labels, Causes, Dangerousness and Social Distances." American Journal of Public Health, 89(9):1328-133 (1999).
- Link, B.G., Phelan, J.C., Bresnahan, M., Stueve, A & Pescosolido, B.A., "Public Conceptions of Mental Illness in 1950 and 1996: What is Mental Illness and is it to be Feared?" Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 41(2):188-207 (2000).
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- Easton, C.J., "The Role of Substance Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence," Psychiatric Times, 25(1), 1-2 (2006). http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZFMPWLFYYHP.... (requires free registration)
- Elbogen, E. & Johnson, S.C., "The Intricate Link Between Violence and Mental Disorder: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions" Arch Gen Psychiatry 66(2):152-161 (2009).
http://archpsyc.amaassn.org/cgi/content/full/66/2/152?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Alcohol and Violence. NIH Publication 38 (1997).http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa38.htm
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- "Some With Histories of Mental Illness Petition to Get Their Gun Rights Back" By MICHAEL LUO New York Times July 2, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/us/03guns.html) Thus, the law serves as another trap for the uninformed and unwary.
- http://www.nmha.org/go/position-statements/22
- MHA particularly opposes legislative efforts to respond to isolated incidents of violence by making involuntary treatment easier. That is because the overwhelming cause of violence among the small number of persons with mental health conditions who do become violent is our failure, due to lack of resources, to either offer these persons appropriate treatment or utilize existing involuntary treatment laws. Such incidents of violence cannot be attributed to any supposed legal roadblocks to involuntary treatment.