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sarahsweets · Mar 06, 2021 at 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

A worse reality is that actual prisons and jails are basically the biggest quasi psych hospital. Pete Earley wrote about that at Helpful Recommendations: Why Jails And Prisons Shouldn't Be Asylums - Pete Earley

It's a shame that money and insurance coverage play a big role in the quality of the psych facility. A hospital in a wealthy area surely looks different than one in a poor area.

The world needs to roll into the 21st century and understand that mental health is part of a healthy life. It is known that poor mental health and untreated mental illness can make you physically ill and prone to illness.