When an event occurs that shakes at the fabric of our society (like gun violence) we look to fault and blame, calling out acts as evil. Often we look for a reason, something tangible that we can use to pivot our feelings around. Mental health becomes a disproportionately easy scapegoat during these times, largely because of how we represent mental health through media, as an indicator of violent crime, but beneath that lies a deeper truth – society doesn’t readily understand the broad spectrum of mental health, the difference between behavioral health and mental health, and its correlation to social psychology. Continue reading →