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> Well, "they are admitted and start to receive guided treatment Unless there's a separate medical system for the homeless/ mentally ill - I just don't see how
by sangnoir 3y ago
> Well, "they are admitted and start to receive guided treatment
Unless there's a separate medical system for the homeless/ mentally ill - I just don't see how it'd work. The American healthcare system is fucked, and cannot be unfucked for just the homeless (who can't pay). Most people are happy to ignore the state of affairs until there's an untreated schizophrenic hanging out in front of their favourite Avocado Toast joint.
Unless mental illness is criminalized, police have no business detaining the mentally ill or forcing them into treatment.
- m463 3y agoThe problem is that "the homeless" start out as normal people - they have rational minds, have jobs/insurance and contribute to society. They can pay for treatment. Unfortunately they can have clear signs of deteriorating mental health and the system will not touch them. Then they lose their rationality, their jobs, their insurance and transition from contributing to society to burdening it. This doesn't require a separate medical system, it requires prompt intervention/treatment at the beginning of the illness, not after many many visits.
- sangnoir 3y ago> This doesn't require a separate medical system, it requires prompt intervention/treatment at the beginning of the illness, not after many many visits. I fully agree. The same goes for cancer, dental health and countless other diseases and ailments. The solution is having a stronger social safety net - but America appears not to want that, so here we are.