ABOUT THE DATABASE: The preventable tragedies that are catalogued in this searchable database are incidents involving an individual with a neurobiological brain disorder (usually untreated) as a victim or perpetrator of a violent episode. The episodes are drawn from news articles, ranging roughly from 1987 to the present, with the largest number of episodes researched and included since 2000. Entry numbers do not correspond with date of tragedies. Each episode in the database includes a summary of the incident drawn from that news article, and the citation to the article. Because the incidents in the database come only from verified newspaper sources, the database can never cover all the countless unreported tragedies that occur. Sadly, most of the stories in which the ill individual is a victim of violence rarely make it into the newspaper. One notable exception is incidents in which a person with a serious brain disorder is shot by a police officer. Users should also note that the database does not reflect patterns or trends over time. Since 1987, there have been great changes in the way that the media covers tragedies involving people with serious mental illnesses. Also, total report numbers are impacted by variations in electronic search capabilities over the time period covered. If you are doing a research project and have specific questions you are trying to answer, please contact the Treatment Advocacy Center for more direct assistance.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE DATABASE: Enter the criteria you would like to search for. Searches, generally, are AND searches, so you will see only records that meet ALL the criteria you list. The database returns records in reverse chronological order (most recent first).Please note that there may be multiple tragedies/victims for each episode/entry and this fact might affect attempts to create total number counts from searches.