American Gun Violence & Mental Illness: Reducing Risk, Restoring Health, Respecting Rights & Reviving Communities

IF 2.1 3区社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Daedalus Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1162/daed_a_02031

Jeffrey W. Swanson, Mark L. Rosenberg

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Abstract

Abstract Intentional injuries claimed nearly two hundred lives every day in the United States in 2020, about two-thirds of them suicides, each a story of irretrievable human loss. This essay addresses the complex intersection of injurious behavior with mental illness and access to firearms. It explores what more can be done to stop gun violence while respecting the rights of lawful gun owners, preserving the dignity of persons with mental illnesses, and promoting racial equity. Strategies to prevent firearm injury in the United States are uniquely conditioned by a constitutional right to bear arms, the cultural entrenchment and prevalence of private gun ownership, and strident political disagreement on regulatory solutions to stem gun violence. Broad implementation of a range of complementary policies is needed, including community-based programs to address the social and developmental determinants of violence, improved access to a continuum of mental health services, firearm restrictions based on behavioral indicators of risk (not mental illness, per se), licensing for firearm purchase or ownership, comprehensive background checks for firearm purchase, and supply-side approaches to interrupt illegal firearm markets.

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美国枪支暴力与精神疾病：降低风险、恢复健康、尊重权利和振兴社区

摘要 2020 年，美国每天有近 200 人因故意伤害而丧生，其中约三分之二是自杀，每起事件都是一个无法挽回的人类损失的故事。本文探讨了伤害行为与精神疾病和获取枪支之间复杂的交叉关系。它探讨了在尊重合法持枪者的权利、维护精神疾病患者的尊严和促进种族平等的同时，还能做些什么来制止枪支暴力。在美国，防止枪支伤害的策略受到以下因素的独特制约：宪法规定的持枪权、私人持枪的文化根深蒂固和普遍存在，以及在制止枪支暴力的监管解决方案上存在的强烈政治分歧。需要广泛实施一系列补充政策，包括以社区为基础的计划以解决暴力的社会和发展决定因素、改善获得连续性心理健康服务的途径、基于行为风险指标（而非精神疾病本身）的枪支限制、枪支购买或拥有许可、全面的枪支购买背景调查以及中断非法枪支市场的供应方方法。

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Daedalus Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Daedalus was founded in 1955 as the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It draws on the enormous intellectual capacity of the American Academy, whose members are among the nation"s most prominent thinkers in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Each issue addresses a theme with authoritative essays on topics such as judicial independence, reflecting on the humanities, the global nuclear future, the challenge of mass incarceration, the future of news, the economy, the military, and race.