New report shows Sandy Hook shooter's mental health left untreated

New report shows Sandy Hook shooter's mental health left untreated
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A new report shows missed opportunities in stopping Adam Lanza, the gunman who killed his mother, 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students, six staff members, and then himself in 2012.

The Connecticut Office of Child Advocate says it seems Lanza and his parents didn't seek mental health treatment for him after 2008, nor was there sustained input from any mental health providers after 2006, The Washington Post notes.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.