There's more pressure on our police, and on our emergency services, when those with mental health challenges aren't properly helped.

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It has been just over a month since a tragic knife attack took place in Southport, England, a town of about 95,000 situated between Blackpool and Liverpool. Three children, attending a a Taylor Swift–themed event, were killed, and 10 people were injured, most of them also children. Misinformation about the attacker prompted rioting in several places, including damage to a mosque.

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With all the discussions held subsequently on refugees, illegal immigrants, rioters, the far right and even multiculturalism, little has actually been shared about the perpetrator of the Southport stabbings, and why he committed the crime to begin with. Although authorities were quick to rule out terrorism, what viable reason is there for someone to go on a violent........

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