Our mental health system is completely broken.
I think some people here know what I do. We take legitimately mental ill people to the hospital all the time, under the mental health act, and often times they are out within a few hours. And then it happens again the next night. And it’s not even the hospitals fault. There is nowhere for most of these people to go. So few people actually end up in an actual psychiatric facility. Take a look at our current homeless situation. It’s all mental health and addiction. We are in the midst of an absolute crisis and nobody cares enough to actually dedicate the money required to fix the problem. So many more people need to be institutionalized and it seems as though, based on vague comments, that this is likely another example of that. Some people just can’t live safely in society.
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But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
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