Yup. In fact the opposite is the case. Folk with mental illness are much more likely to be the victims of violence.
See http://psychcentral.com/archives/violence.htm for example. Or the references from http://m.xojane.com/issues/for-the-last-time-stop-conflating....
The story that gets portrayed in the media of mentally ill people being a major danger to the general public is just that - a story. The facts don't back it up.
Yup. In fact the opposite is the case. Folk with mental illness are much more likely to be the victims of violence.
See http://psychcentral.com/archives/violence.htm for example. Or the references from http://m.xojane.com/issues/for-the-last-time-stop-conflating....
The story that gets portrayed in the media of mentally ill people being a major danger to the general public is just that - a story. The facts don't back it up.