Open AccessAfter Newtown — Public Opinion on Gun Policy and Mental Illness
Author(s) -
Colleen L. Barry,
Emma E. McGinty,
Jon S. Vernick,
Daniel Webster
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmp1300512
Subject(s) - mental illness , public opinion , medicine , conversation , psychiatry , telephone survey , criminology , mental health , psychology , political science , law , advertising , politics , communication , business
The loss of life in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012 has prompted a national conversation about guns and mental illness. Public opinion surveys can help policymakers understand Americans' attitudes toward both violence-prevention proposals and mental illness.
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