Co-Pilot's Troubled Past Was Known
We'll get to co-pilot Andreas Lubitz , who crashed Deutsch Lufthansa AG Germanwings Flight 9525 during a depressive episode. But first, when therapists become aware of dangerous situations, our responsibilities right here in the USA . (1) Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) and the Mental Health Reporting System I'm not sure when it happened, whether it was after a shooting at a school or maybe the Batman massacre in the movie theater in Colorado, but soon after I opened my office slowmail to find a pamphlet from the State of Illinois that disclosed a mandate for mental health professionals. We are to report individuals who have firearms if they have suicidal or homicidal ideation. The exact statutes vary, but states regulate the sale and possession of firearms to the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, along with federal regulations , too. The Law Center for Prevention of Gun Violence provides us a map of the United States. We can click on a state before decidin...