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[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Local jails are just holding facilities for the mentally ill. We need free and easy access to mental healthcare. We need to educate people on when and how to get it. We need early childhood interventions and we need to educate parents so that they aren't afraid of the stigma of mental illnesses. We need to train regular doctors on how to recognize different illnesses and how to guide patients instead of prescribing anti-depresents for everything or saying someone is too young to have a mental illness.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

I think most people would agree with that. Like so many issues though, the will of the people just doesn't seem to have an impact.

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