[Serious] The Mental Health Crisis

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IMHO one of the dumbest things done in the US was closing down mental health facilities. There seemed to have been the idea that since there are drugs that help manage some mental illnesses that people would be fine outside of an institutional setting. While this is certainly true for some, it's not true for all. Care is left to the family who may not have the resources to provide the help that's needed...and most certainly don't have the training. The home environment may also simply not be helpful for the person expecially if in crisis.

Handing out a prescription and expecting it to be taken correctly and also expecting it to fix everything has obviously failed spectacularly.