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Mental Illness Focus Since Shooting

As one mental health agency tells ABC Columbia News, people are talking more about mental illness. However, calls from concerned parents have taken focus on the issue to a new level.

SC holds silent moment for school shooting victims

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Gov. Nikki Haley is asking South Carolina residents to observe a moment of silence Friday morning to honor the memory of the victims of last week's school shooting in Connecticut.

Haley: Boost mental health, not gun control laws

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says the shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school should prompt discussions about mental health treatment, not anti-gun laws.

SC's Lesson from CT: Address Mental Illness

The amount of sadness and grief is hard to quantify for those in Connecticut and here at home. However, experts say the reported root cause of the tragedy, mental illness, isn't going away anytime soon.

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