> This is a failure of a country's healthcare system. The problem is wider than the healthcare system. Given current mental health needs in the US it's doubtf

> This is a failure of a country's healthcare system. The problem is wider than the healthcare system. Given current mental health needs in the US it's doubtful that we have enough therapists to meet those needs (note that most people cannot make appointments in the 9-5 time slots so most people are competing for 6-9 or 5-7). If you look at how some of the nordic countries have approached mental healthcare it becomes clear that making mental healthcare available is dependent on a widespread social safety net that really gets in people's business in a way many in the US would oppose. Many people's health problems really come down to things like "I have to work 70 hours a week to make ends meet" or "I'm broke because no one will hire me because I'm a felon". Therapy can help a little for these people, but in practice reducing load on the healthcare system means solving their problems which is politically harder than just healthcare reform.