The nation’s top health official has been a background player for much of his tenure. He says that’s about to change. By Edward-Isaac Dovere , CNN ...

“Research has shown that as states improve reporting of prohibiting mental health events into the background check system, we see a reduced risk of violent crime arrest for individuals that are ...

Passing federal laws that require universal background checks for firearm purchases ... Harvard School of Public Health Professor David Hemenway said the study was “a step in the right direction ...

Lawmakers tried in 2009 to require that the state report all court-ordered mental health hospitalizations to a federal gun background check system. Juveniles have been left out. Thousands of roses ...

While Tennessee monitors adult cases, juvenile mental health court records are not reported to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background System. A spokesperson for the Tennessee ...

The legislation aligns Texas with new federal reporting requirements and is “meant to make the background check more ... databases for juvenile mental health records. But such checks would ...