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HOW TO DEAL WITH THE MENTALLY ILL IN A FREE SOCIETY?
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*HEISENBERG* |
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I absolutely agree.
Which is why I made this thread, wondering if anyone out there has any solutions I havn't heard or thought of yet.
Because like I said, every solution I hear infringes on our rights.
Quoting: *HEISENBERG* The answer may lie in empowering families. Right now it is hard to get the help a mentally ill family member needs. The best and least affordable option is a 1 on 1 caregiver. A more affordable option could be therapeutic group homes. When and how a person is placed in one is up to the family not the gov't (and requires so many family members to agree to commit). Not perfect, but heck of a lot better than jail or the streets which is where most of these folks end up. Before people have a fit - remember nursing homes are the same thing. People are typically there because they have a condition too overwhelming for the families to handle. That's an immediate fix, but long term we need to have a serious discussion of societal breakdown, bad medications and more. I think you are spot on with the short term fix. The power should all be with the family. Government should stay out of it. It can be very hard for a family to get the help they require, how can we make that easier? Maybe instead of federal funded programs, we could put that money at the local level? Well, the expense of just a few "urgent care" mental hospital stays for a patient could probably pay for a group home for that same person for a year. Very true. Good call.
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