“The White House has been briefed on a proposal to develop a way to identify early signs of changes in people with mental illness that could lead to violent behavior…”
“The proposal is part of a larger initiative to establish a new agency called the Health Advanced Research Projects Agency or HARPA, which would sit inside the Health and Human Services Department. Its director would be appointed by the president, and the agency would have a separate budget, according to three people with knowledge of conversations around the plan.”
“HARPA would be modeled on DARPA, the highly successful Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that serves as the research arm of the Pentagon and collaborates with other federal agencies, the private sector and academia…”
“The idea is for the agency to develop a “sensor suite” using advanced artificial intelligence to try to identify changes in mental status that could make an individual more prone to violent behavior. The research would ultimately be opened to the public.”
“HARPA would develop “breakthrough technologies with high specificity and sensitivity for…” Read the full article here.
Source: White House considers new project seeking links between mental health and violent behavior – By Jacqueline Alemany, August 22, 2019. Washington Post.
