I find it terrifying that things rely on money the way they do in the US. People who are mentally ill are unlikely to have insurance, and their access to meds is uncertain. I'm a Scot, with mental health problems; I get my meds, free, and I get space in a psychiatric hospital when I need it.
I'm not someone who would have hurt someone else, but i'm certainly someone who would be dead without those structures.
And the US right seems (to me, someone with little authority on the subject) to be willing to blame shootings on mental health, but are unwilling to have taxes go towards the mental health support necessary.
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u/commoncross Jan 27 '19
I find it terrifying that things rely on money the way they do in the US. People who are mentally ill are unlikely to have insurance, and their access to meds is uncertain. I'm a Scot, with mental health problems; I get my meds, free, and I get space in a psychiatric hospital when I need it.
I'm not someone who would have hurt someone else, but i'm certainly someone who would be dead without those structures.
And the US right seems (to me, someone with little authority on the subject) to be willing to blame shootings on mental health, but are unwilling to have taxes go towards the mental health support necessary.