Originally Published: January 26, 2017 WHY THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS NEWSWORTHY OUTSIDE THE CONTEXT OF MASS VIOLENCE We now live in an age where we aren’t surprised to learn of episodes of mass violence on the evening news. It’s a growing problem in the United States and has sparked an urgent discussion over its root causes and what we can do to prevent future occurrences. Such discussions have ignited the public interest in mental health, and though mental heal