Mental Heath should be a top priority. The problem has to do with the concept of control. If a virus caused 30 deaths in one town over a months time, there would be an national emergency. If 30 people died from drug over doses it is just routine. Those who do not use drugs say, I do not have to worry. Those who do use drugs say, it will never happen to me. Others will say, "Just Stop Using Drugs". With a virus, people feel they have not much control over catching the virus. It is all about having control over the threat.

With mental illness, some say, "Just Snap Out Of It" or "They Don't Have To Act That Way". Once again it is about perceived control. Most feel you can not catch mental illness like a virus. That is why mental illness is ignored to the degree it is.