Oct. 5 Tip: Untreated Mental Illness Can Be a Serious Threat

From 60 Minutes: Untreated Mental Illness Can Be a Serious Threat

(The Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57605146/untreated-mental-illness-an-imminent-danger/

The following script is from "Imminent Danger" which aired on Sept. 29, 2013. The correspondent is Steve Kroft. Producers Graham Messick and Coleman Cowan.

The mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard two weeks ago that resulted in the deaths of 13 people, including the gunman, was the 23rd such incident in the past seven years. It's becoming harder and harder to ignore the fact that the majority of the people pulling the triggers have turned out to be severely mentally ill -- not in control of their faculties -- and not receiving treatment.