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Study IDs Key Indicators Linking Violence, Mental Illness

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four young women of different races sit on a bench on a busy street.

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How Education, Work and Motherhood Shape Women’s Life ‘Pathways’

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Field of ‘Sexting’ Research Finds Little to Worry About

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Report: Increasing Monetary Penalties in Justice System May Cost Taxpayers

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Jan 25, 2017

Study IDs Key Indicators Linking Violence, Mental Illness

New research finds that a host of factors are associated with adults with mental illness becoming victims or perpetrators of violence. The work highlights the importance of interventions to treat mental-health problems in order to reduce community violence and instances of mental-health crises.