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re: Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the US
Posted on 6/8/18 at 4:12 pm to MAROON
Posted on 6/8/18 at 4:12 pm to MAROON
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Do you think there was a time in this country when we took mental illness more seriously than today?
Absolutely. For more than half of the 20th century, victims of severe mental illness were institutionalized. If we still used that option and made mental health screening important in our schools, government and work places, we could radically reduce the number of mental-illness-caused violence.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 4:46 pm to Kentucker
I don't know that going back to institutions is a great idea. Those places were horror shows. They worked to keep the seriously ill off the streets and out of sight, but I don't know that they really helped all that much.
This issue has some really deep roots and a lot of socioeconomic factors involved. Combine that with the ever increasing pressure on people and its not a good outcome. 24/7 news, 24/7 business cycle, increasing COL and decreasing wages, all that kind of stuff plays some part and won't be easy to change. The current political climate hurts too. It's all just anger 24/7 now combined with the rather accurate take that there's really not much you as a person can do to change it. It's all adding up.
ETA the ever increasing addiction problems tend to go hand in hand as well. Addiction makes the risk of suicide much higher and more and more people are looking for something to help them cope with life.
This issue has some really deep roots and a lot of socioeconomic factors involved. Combine that with the ever increasing pressure on people and its not a good outcome. 24/7 news, 24/7 business cycle, increasing COL and decreasing wages, all that kind of stuff plays some part and won't be easy to change. The current political climate hurts too. It's all just anger 24/7 now combined with the rather accurate take that there's really not much you as a person can do to change it. It's all adding up.
ETA the ever increasing addiction problems tend to go hand in hand as well. Addiction makes the risk of suicide much higher and more and more people are looking for something to help them cope with life.
This post was edited on 6/8/18 at 4:49 pm
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