While there is some evidence linking violence to risk factors such as age, sex, substance abuse, and personality traits such as anger and impulsiveness, over many years, researchers have established that only a very small subset of people suffering from mental illness are likely to commit violent acts. NOVA investigates what we know and what we don’t about the neuroscience of violence.
After Newtown | Video
PBS NewsHour: After Newtown, on-going coverage of the issues in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
FRONTLINE: Raising Adam Lanza, a search for answers to the elusive question: who was Adam Lanza?
After Newtown: Guns in America, the history and culture of guns in our country
NOVA: Mind of a Rampage Killer, the science of violence and the brain
The Path to Violence, school security and preventing the next attack
Need to Know: Echoes of a Shooting, the ripple effects of a school shooting 20 years later
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill, update on political action on Capitol Hill surrounding gun control
Partner Programs
Washington Post Op-Ed
MARK THE DATE, NOT THE TOWN
by MaryAnn Murtha
A community will better heal if the massacre is not remembered by the town's name. [read more...]
by MaryAnn Murtha
A community will better heal if the massacre is not remembered by the town's name. [read more...]
PBS Healthy Kids Newsletter
The horrific school shooting in Newtown, CT has parents—and children—asking many tough questions. How should you respond when your child asks about violence in our country? What’s being done to prevent tragic events from happening again? How can you raise an emotionally healthy and resilient child?
PBS Parents has created a free newsletter that’s filled with resources to help you navigate those issues and more. [subscribe here...]
