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CLAIM: London Stabber Was An Uber Driver Who Saw ‘Demons’

Family of the accused Leytonstone stabber, Muhaydin Mire, allege he complained about ‘seeing demons’, prompting them to warn police about his ‘mental health problems’ six weeks before he slashed a man’s neck in an East London tube station. Speaking to Channel

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Poll: 2 Out of 3 Americans Say Focus On Mental Health, Not Gun Control

After a week of polls showing the American people reacted to the Umpqua Community College (UCC) shooting with stronger support for gun rights than gun control, a Washington Post-ABC News poll released October 26 shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans also believe Congressional focus ought to be on fixing our mental health system instead of talking about more gun laws.

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Demi Lovato: Don’t Blame Mass Shootings On The Mentally Ill

As Democrats focus on mental illness as an angle that can be used to justify more gun control in the wake of the Umpqua Community College (UCC) attack, singer Demi Lovato is standing up to say the mentally ill are a greater danger to themselves than to others and ought not be used as an excuse to further a political agenda.

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Study: Religion Is Beneficial To Mental Health

In a recent article in the Psychiatric Times, Rob Whitley, Ph.D. and Eric Jarvis, M.D. aim to teach some of their less than religious colleagues how to utilize the faith of their patients as a means for recovery. The authors observe, “Religiosity has consistently been identified as a factor that can promote healing and facilitate recovery amongst those with various physical and mental illnesses.”

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