Violence and Mental Health: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Detection: Proceedings of a Workshop

On February 26-27, 2014, The National Academies Of Sciences, Engineering, And Medicine's Forum On Global Violence Prevention Convened A Workshop Titled Mental Health And Violence: Opportunities For Prevention And Early Intervention. The Workshop Brought Together Advocates And Experts In Public Health And Mental Health, Anthropology, Biomedical Science, Criminal Justice, Global Health And Development, And Neuroscience To Examine Experience, Evidence, And Practice At The Intersection Of Mental Health And Violence. Participants Explored How Violence Impacts Mental Health And How Mental Health Influences Violence And Discussed Approaches To Improve Research And Practice In Both Domains. This Publication Summarizes The Presentations And Discussions From The Workshop. Overview -- Framing The Paradigm -- At The Intersection Of Mental Health And Violence -- Means And Modifiers -- Prevention, Intervention, And Treatment -- Assembling The Pieces And Integrating Elements -- Appendices. Workshop-related Discussion Papers -- Workshop Agenda -- Workshop Speaker Biographies. Deepali Patel, Rapporteur ; Forum On Global Violence Prevention, Board On Global Health, Health And Medicine Division, The National Academies Of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. Includes Bibliographical References. This Project Was Supported By Ab Inbev; Administration For Community Living; Archstone; Avon Foundation; Becton, Dickinson And Company; Catholic Health Initiative; Department Of Labor; Felix Foundation; Jsi Research & Training Institute, Inc. (u.s. Agency For International Development); Kaiser Permanente; Leading Age; National Institute For The Evaluation Of Education; National Institutes Of Health; New Venture Fund; Oak Foundation; And Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Any Opinions, Findings, Conclusions, Or Recommendations Expressed In This Publication Do Not Necessarily Reflect The Views Of Any Organization Or Agency That Provided Support For The Project.