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Give mental health a chance

A view of the day care centre the day after a mass shooting in tambon Uthai Sawan in Na Klang district of Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 7, 2022. (Reuters photo)

A string of mass shootings by officers in recent years may involve many factors, but they highlight the need for an improvement in mental health services, experts say, following the nursery massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu’s Na Klang district that left 36 people dead, mostly young children, and others injured.

The shocking incident took place on Oct 6, when a former police officer, 34, carried out a gun and knife attack, then killed himself. He had been arrested for drug use and fired from the force. Police believed he committed the crime under the influence…

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