West Hills triple killing sparks conversation about mental health

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Dr. Moe Gelbart, Executive Director of Behavioral Health at Torrance Memorial and a former police psychologist, said there are often signs before these tragedies occur and it's important for people to take them seriously.

in their home near Torrance.

Gelbart is the Executive Director of Behavioral Health at Torrance Memorial. Before that, he was a police psychologist with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. There are often red flags, according to Gelbart, that involve changes in behavior, bizarre thinking or bizarre actions, and that it's important for society to not laugh-off these signs and take them seriously.

Cases involving parents killing their children can stick in people's minds, but Gelbart believes society has made progress in understanding that mental illness is treatable.

 

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Thank you VERY TRUE and great story, mental health is tricky, people are unsure still about what to do. 😔

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