These days, just to see a therapist to talk for an hour costs almost $200. A psychiatrist who prescribes the meds cost much more. It is a ripoff for people who need mental health care but who cannot get help or insurance coverage for it are most definately SCREWED. The system needs to change because it costs a whole lot more than going to a regular doctor for an exam. Mental healthcare officials charge so much that if you do have insurance, especially like Medicare and the like, then the state pays an extremely big amount per year on just one person. Think of how much one mental health clinic can get in one year from the state, like Medicare and the like, for people who need help.

I have quit on 2 counselors here before, they push too hard and then I crash again and start from the beginning all over again. It's free to come here and talk get advice, and speak with others that understand what I am going through. Shouldn't mental healthcare be more affordable for the Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurance companies to pay for? They are the ones being ripped off. And those who can't afford insurance, and do not qualify for help from somewhere else to pay for the mental healthcare they need, are absolutely in the dark. The people who say they really want to help you should not charge an arm and a leg to get you the help that you need.