RCBM’s response to the Sandy Hook tragedy
In the wake of Friday’s unthinkable tragedy in Connecticut, the RCBM staff has begun to discuss ways that we can do our part. It is easy to feel powerless when something like this happens but important to respond in constructive ways, even if they seem small in the aftermath of such tremendous loss.
RCBM is committed to helping patients and families struggling with mental illness. Part of our work with patients is a thorough assessment of their symptoms. In response to the events in Sandy Hook, we will be working to improve our intake and assessment process, including assessing for access to guns, attitudes about guns and other weapons, history of bullying or being bullied, social isolation, and other risk factors. We will continue to strive to educate the community through blogging and other forms of community outreach.
Our nation has become polarized in the aftermath of this tragedy, lobbying to discuss either gun control or mental healthcare. We need to discuss both. Let’s leave no stone unturned as we search for ways to prevent something like this from ever happening again.
We honor the lives of Charlotte Bacon, Rachel D’Avino, Olivia Engel, Dylan Hockley, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, Jesse Lewis, Ana Marquez-Greene, Grace McDonnell, Anne Marie Murphy, Emilie Parker, Noah Pozner, Jessica Rekos, Lauren Rousseau, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto,Daniel Barden, Josephine Gay, Madeleine Hsu, Catherine Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, James Mattioli, Jack Pinto, Caroline Previdi, Avielle Richman, Benjamin Wheeler, and Allison Wyatt.
May their memories be a blessing.
