>the real root causes of our growing mental illness epidemic are too difficult to face When this form of issue arises, it seems to be a recurring human pattern

>the real root causes of our growing mental illness epidemic are too difficult to face When this form of issue arises, it seems to be a recurring human pattern to attempt all of the possible alternatives before facing the root causes directly. It sounds like you're proposing that the actual root causes include a move away from families and geographically proximate friends. I'm curious to hear more -- if you have a deeper sense of other root causes, possible solutions, or how we might implement more family and geographically proximate connections, given technology's increasing power to increase geographic, emotional, and economic mobility.