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Currently the state of affairs in most of America is the largest provider of mental health treatment is the jail/prison system. Mental illness and substance addiction have been criminalized since Reagan.
Yes, almost 40 years worth and it also kickstarted the phenomenon of chronic homelessness in America. It’s been further exacerbated by the destruction of the healthcare system and perpetual gutting of the social safety net (SS, Medicare, Medicaid) aka it’s all the @GOP’s fault.
Absolutely and FL is a good case study. They have a Baker Act that mandates a 72 hour inpatient psychiatric evaluation, yet they don’t have enough inpatient beds or places to send chronically homeless people or those who need 30-90 day residential substance treatment @ discharge.
