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Is the 14-Year-Old Shooting Suspect in West Oak Middle School, SC Another Failed Outcome of Mental Health Treatment?

Written on September 29, 2016.

The 14-year old suspect in the Townville Elementary School shooting was expelled from West-Oak Middle School after bringing a hatchet to school last year, according to news reports. West Oak Middle School expulsion policy requires the school to refer...

Arrest of Psychiatrist Who Treated Adam Lanza May Lead to Answers in Murder Investigation

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Written on April 25, 2016.

According to the Hartford Courant, “Brookfield detectives traveled to Paul Fox’s residence in Peaks Island, Maine, to take him into custody Wednesday with the assistance of Homeland Security Agents. Fox was charged with three counts of second-degree...

28 Months Later, Silence on Evidence in Sandy Hook Police Report & Gratitude for the Hartford Courant

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Written on April 27, 2015.

With $2.3 billion in mental health legislation being pushed off the backs of some of the Sandy Hook victim’s families and funds being collected by political action groups, AbleChild would like to thank the Hartford Courant for finally arriving...

Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Excludes Nancy Lanza

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Written on January 30, 2015.

Why is the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission excluding the murder victim, Nancy Lanza, in its “dedication?” The people deserve a fact-based report on the evidence, not a white-washed narrative to cover up the failures of the Yale Child Study...

Interview on Mental Health Recommendations in Gun Bill PA 13-3

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Written on July 16, 2014.

https://www.ablechild.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/071614-matthews.mp3 Sheila Matthews Sheila Matthews is co-founder of AbleChild. Matthews was the first mother to testify on behalf of the first state Law prohibiting school personnel from recommending...

The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission and the Evidence of a “Convicted Offender.”

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Written on June 24, 2014.

Last week the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission threw another crumb to the masses, letting them know that, well, even though they can’t get any of the records and documents they want, they’ll forge ahead and produce a report, making mental...