In the wake of the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, we heard a White House narrative that focused attention on the role of mental illness.
Although people living with mental illness have been targets of discrimination for centuries, studies show that they are disproportionately the victims and not the perpetrators of violence.
All people of goodwill must continue to fight against stigma and discrimination and also for the elimination of race and ethnic-based fear and intolerance.
Andrew Malekoff,
Long Beach
Editor’s note: The writer is executive director of the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights.
