Mental Illness

Americans overwhelmingly describe the tone of political discourse in the country as negative, verging on angry, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but more than half say that the culture did not contribute to the shootings in Tucs…

Most Americans have not changed their views on Gun Control following the shooting nine days ago in Tucson, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll out Monday. Sixty-nine percent of those polled said the shooting that left six dead and injured 1…

In the wake of the Tucson shooting rampage, a new ABC News - Washington Post poll asks whether people think civility in politics will last. This poll finds 82 percent of participants who say the country's political discourse is negative in tone (i…

A sign advertises a gun show in Tucson, Arizona. Dozens of witnesses, polic... The Arizona shooting rampage has exposed a gaping hole in the US Mental Health care system, according to experts and lawmakers, who said numerous red flags went unheede…

Red flags that went unheeded before the Arizona shooting tragedy have exposed a gaping hole in the US Mental Health care system, experts and lawmakers say. Dozens of witnesses, police officials, neighbors, friends, teachers and classmates of the …

In the days following the worst tragedy ever seen in Tucson, everyone is turning to point fingers at most everyone and everything other than Jared Lee Loughner.  How did a madman like this get access to a gun?  Why did no one see the war…

Out of last week’s Mass Shooting in Tucson have emerged endless questions. This Sunday, on a special edition of State of the Union, we’ll spend the hour searching for answers as we look at the state of Mental Health. First, an overvie…