Mental health care in Virginia needs funds

The recent school shooting in Connecticut reverberated across Virginia five years after a mentally ill gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, took the lives of 32 of his fellow students at Virginia Tech in April 2007. Mental health professionals throughout the state reflected on changes Virginia has made in mental health care since — and more changes they say are still needed to prevent such tragedies.

By Prue Salasky, psalasky@dailypress.com | 757-247-4784

December 23, 2012