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'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother' Starts Mental Illness Conversation

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December 18, 2012

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"Friday's horrific national tragedy -- the murder of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut -- has ignited a new discussion on violence in America. In kitchens and coffee shops across the country, we tearfully debate the many faces of violence in America: gun culture, media violence, lack of mental health services, overt and covert wars abroad, religion, politics and the way we raise our children. Liza Long, a writer based in Boise, says it's easy to talk about guns. But it's time to talk about mental illness."*

*Read more Liza Long's "I am Adam Lanza's Mother" essay on The Blue Review:

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