Dr. Keith Ablow: America’s Mental Health System Is ‘Shattered’

KILMEADE All right let ░░░░░░░░ play the Keith Ablow ░░░░░░░░ The gun control debate ░░░░░░░░ resurfaced following the recent ░░░░░░░░ shooting But our next ░░░░░░░░ says that tragedy could ░░░░░░░░ been prevented had our ░░░░░░░░ health system been in ░░░░░░░░ shape About one in ░░░░░░░░ adults in the U ░░░░░░░░ experience mental illness in ░░░░░░░░ given year That s ░░░░░░░░ 40 million Americans How ░░░░░░░░ that play into this ░░░░░░░░ Keith Ablow from the ░░░░░░░░ News medical A team ░░░░░░░░ us Dr Keith you ░░░░░░░░ into this shooter s ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk ABLOW Hi Brian ░░░░░░░░ Great to see you ░░░░░░░░ you believe that there ░░░░░░░░ is a way to ░░░░░░░░ stopped this How ABLOW ░░░░░░░░ Listen that s why ░░░░░░░░ s so cynical and ░░░░░░░░ when someone like the ░░░░░░░░ tries to politicize this ░░░░░░░░ say it s about ░░░░░░░░ It s about our ░░░░░░░░ health care system which ░░░░░░░░ shattered Here s just ░░░░░░░░ way that we could ░░░░░░░░ this So many of ░░░░░░░░ assailants it s not ░░░░░░░░ correct to say it ░░░░░░░░ it happens to be ░░░░░░░░ truth that so many ░░░░░░░░ them suffer with asperger ░░░░░░░░ syndrome Now most folks ░░░░░░░░ that condition the vast ░░░░░░░░ vast majority do not ░░░░░░░░ anyone However the shooters ░░░░░░░░ to suffer with this ░░░░░░░░ Why wouldn t we ░░░░░░░░ developed the tool to ░░░░░░░░ the potential for violence ░░░░░░░░ folks suffering with autism ░░░░░░░░ disorders like asperger s ░░░░░░░░ especially those with access ░░░░░░░░ firearms And deploy special ░░░░░░░░ to them Clinical healing ░░░░░░░░ Why Because our mental ░░░░░░░░ care system is an ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ will to do that ░░░░░░░░ Because of misguided leaders ░░░░░░░░ the president who put ░░░░░░░░ of on on wild ░░░░░░░░ chases looking for guns ░░░░░░░░ the answer is right ░░░░░░░░ front of us KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ you ve been saying ░░░░░░░░ for years even before ░░░░░░░░ last shooting even before ░░░░░░░░ happened in Connecticut ABLOW ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE But let s ░░░░░░░░ at this case in ░░░░░░░░ The father judging by ░░░░░░░░ interview my humble opinion ░░░░░░░░ really detached from the ░░░░░░░░ The mom was all ░░░░░░░░ the kid and had ░░░░░░░░ him to different health ░░░░░░░░ professionals in the past ░░░░░░░░ is her responsibility ABLOW ░░░░░░░░ huge responsibility Number one ░░░░░░░░ should have counseled this ░░░░░░░░ Just like Adam Lanza ░░░░░░░░ mother Right in Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ Hook Bottom line is ░░░░░░░░ can t have firearms ░░░░░░░░ your house We know ░░░░░░░░ there s some potential ░░░░░░░░ trouble here What are ░░░░░░░░ doing Let s get ░░░░░░░░ department of social services ░░░░░░░░ here We have the ░░░░░░░░ we need We don ░░░░░░░░ have to disempowered and ░░░░░░░░ liberty away from all ░░░░░░░░ because a mom whose ░░░░░░░░ banged his head against ░░░░░░░░ wall as a kid ░░░░░░░░ suffered with a profound ░░░░░░░░ illness is nonetheless teaching ░░░░░░░░ to shoot automatic weapons ░░░░░░░░ mean how hard is ░░░░░░░░ Brian to find those ░░░░░░░░ That s two of ░░░░░░░░ most the most dramatic ░░░░░░░░ in America s history ░░░░░░░░ of them are kids ░░░░░░░░ in the basement of ░░░░░░░░ mother s home with ░░░░░░░░ mental illness and the ░░░░░░░░ s teaching them to ░░░░░░░░ firearms KILMEADE A lot ░░░░░░░░ people who are in ░░░░░░░░ of a gunned and ░░░░░░░░ blaming the gunned for ░░░░░░░░ incident unlike the president ░░░░░░░░ it s mental health ░░░░░░░░ just gave a pathway ░░░░░░░░ solving that problem Dr ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much.”