From: Yana
Any effort to remake mental health care in this country needs to
include a focus on what can be done to help the multitudes of poor
people and disenfranchised people who show up in distressed emotional
states in emergency rooms and homeless shelters, and the eventual
routing of many such people to jails and prisons. But, in my
opinion, if we want to find a solution, we should focus on providing
housing, social support and jobs that help people lead meaningful
lives. If we want to reduce the number of people said to be mentally
ill and in jail, then we should focus on reducing poverty in this
country. Substantially raising the minimum wage would, undoubtedly,
be a good first step in addressing this problem.
https://www.madinamerica.com/2014/12/debate-allen-frances-robert-whitaker/
"People Who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions"