Once again, mental health was thrust into the spotlight last week when a suicidal German pilot crashed a passenger jet into the French Alps. In the aftermath, horrified colleagues wondered at the pilot’s ability to conceal his emotional turmoil. But his close friends reported that he had been withdrawn over the past several months, raising the question, “Could this have been prevented?”

It’s one that seems to be asked with increasing frequency in the wake of Newtown and similar acts of violence carried out by mentally troubled individuals. Could things have gone differently if we could be more open and honest about mental health? What if mental health were regarded with the same compassion and vigilance as physical health? Read more…

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