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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1230865" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>This is a thought-provoking read:</p><p><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/criminals-need-mental-health-care/" target="_blank">http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... alth-care/</a></p><p></p><p>I think we have a hard time doing a strict "cost-benefit analysis" when it comes to mental health treatment. It is true that the community mental health system has been decimated. We certainly have a lot of people who struggle with mental health issues in my community (a beautiful, but very jobs-poor (heck, just poor) area). There just is no help for them at all. Even if you have insurance or can pay cash, there are few mental health providers (psychiatrists, counselors). If you are poor, you are SOL---get on the county waiting list and maybe someone can see you next year. Seems to me we need to lock up the violent mentally ill, and offer better treatment to the rest. Would probably see rates of crime, homelessness, unwanted kids, etc etc all decline. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, Alaska State Troopers (tv show) would be much less fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1230865, member: 20599"] This is a thought-provoking read: [url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/criminals-need-mental-health-care/]http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... alth-care/[/url] I think we have a hard time doing a strict "cost-benefit analysis" when it comes to mental health treatment. It is true that the community mental health system has been decimated. We certainly have a lot of people who struggle with mental health issues in my community (a beautiful, but very jobs-poor (heck, just poor) area). There just is no help for them at all. Even if you have insurance or can pay cash, there are few mental health providers (psychiatrists, counselors). If you are poor, you are SOL---get on the county waiting list and maybe someone can see you next year. Seems to me we need to lock up the violent mentally ill, and offer better treatment to the rest. Would probably see rates of crime, homelessness, unwanted kids, etc etc all decline. On the other hand, Alaska State Troopers (tv show) would be much less fun. [/QUOTE]
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