I know eveyone has heard about the recent news about the Valentines day Masacar in Ohio ,There has been recent shootings in New York, Lousinanna, Tenneseses, California, and last Virginia, etc. What can we do as Parents, Nurses, and Learning Institions, to safe guard our schools from this type of madness, from happening in the future. What are the warning signs, that we can recognize, and what early interventions plans can be implemented, this has been a serious problem nationally, and needs to be addressed promply, of the recent incident, two cases involves not taking Anti-Psychotic medications their schelduled dosages of medications, this has been a great threat to us, and our children, how many of our youth has to have their live's shorterning, because of madness. Please speak out or comment on this!!

Things are really getting scarey out there! We HAVE to find a way to protect our children and grandchildren. They are so precious to us. I*'m not sure how to go about monitoring youths with mental health problems to ensure they are taking their medication. Perhaps, as jblack suggested, they could be monitored by home health nurses. And if found non-compliant, they have to be admitted to a mental health facility. But this would cause overcrowding. Perhaps they could call in and check in at frequent intervals. I'm not sure what needs to be done but something does! We as a country need to address this issue now.

NO matter how many shootings I hear of it always leaves me in disbelief. Stories such as the Virginia Tech shootings add to the stigma of mental illness. Most mentally ill people are not killers. It is well known that noncompliance of medications is a major hindrance in the treatment of mental illness. We have gone from one extreme to the other with patient rights. They do have the right to refuse medications.

char: I agree with you. It is a big problem

I hate to say that I don't think we can do anything about these people taking their meds correctly. I know my kids have gone through practice drills in their classrooms to get on the floor or hide behind their desk if someone were to start shooting. Other than that, I say we just have to pray for our children each day.