Schneider Talks Gun Violence, Mental Health

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) held a roundtable discussion on mental health and gun violence prevention on Wednesday at the Deerfield Police Station, the Deerfield Review reports.

The meeting included six community experts, such as social workers and the clinical director of Nicasa Behavioral Health Services, a substance abuse prevention and treatment agency serving Lake County. The conversation touched on the tragic murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

“It’s important we have a conversation about what we do with people learning how to deal with conflict.”

Read the full story at the Deerfield Review.