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You are right Samantha. There is a stigma in our society that some people with mental illness could be violent or dangerous.
 
The fact is that people who are violent exists in all groups.
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Myth: People with mental illness are violent or dangerous.

Fact: As a group, people with mental illness are no more violent than any other group. The mentally ill are more likely to be the victims of crime than to be violent themselves.

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