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April 1, 2014

Mall Tragedy Underscores Errors of Mental Health Stigma

It’s been about two months since Columbia experienced the sadness and loss of random public violence. In that attack, 19-year-old Darion Aguilar murdered Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson, employees at a Zumiez store in The Mall in Columbia, and injured a third individual before turning the shotgun on himself. Police later discovered a crudely improvised bomb in his backpack.

Subsequent investigations indicated Aguilar was aware that he had a mental health problem, documenting his anguished thoughts in a journal and confiding in the general physician he visited.

– See more at: http://www.bizmonthly.com/mall-tragedy-underscores-errors-of-mental-health-stigma/#sthash.quw4PUa8.dpuf

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