[–] OptimusPrime4 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Absolutely I remember several mental institutions in the town where I grew up. I was appalled at their lunacy when I happened to visit one because kids just never saw such things out on the streets, unlike today where they are everywhere. Go to the local mall and you’ll be sure to run into one, and the panhandlers. Today there are dangerous bipolar government employees protected by unions and HIPPA rules that hide their crazy info from Human Resources and supervisors. They go off their meds and threaten and intimidate coworkers and return to work after a brief “hospital stay”. Some managers find them to be useful idiots.
Nursing homes have been turned into psyche units that allow these sick ones free range to act out putting seniors at their mercy. There just are not enough units to treat so many out there.
[–] Anonymous171717 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
There are a ton of abandoned asylums all over the US. Perhaps they need to be reacquired by the state (each state government).
[–] Codyhbgbrb 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
This is a slippery slope. It’s not like you take a blood test or something to diagnose having a mental illness. If you take an antidepressant, are you mentally ill? They think we’re insane for liking POTUS.
[–] thebearfromstartrack 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Make the CAMPS in REMOTE areas. NOT huge institutional buildings. Make sure there are plenty of dangerous activities for the nuts to occupy themselves with.
[–] Anonymous171717 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The abandoned institutions are the way to go...
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[–] UnbreakablePatriot 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I see your point and yet there is madness we do need to deal with whether or not there is a test.
My sister who was already struggling with special needs due to an extra chromosome and failing spinal column in her neck, started to hear voices when she turned 18. She was never on any brain altering drugs before this. She said the FBI was going to kill her. She wouldn't wear black or blue clothes anymore and was living in fear of them killing her. Before this she was just a happy loving girl.
Her voices are not a danger to society, but others are. She is hard to calm down when the schizophrenio clicks on. You can see it in her eyes. It is not the same girl. There is madness, and we just need to find a way to not institutionalize people unless they really need it to make sure it isn't abused. Maybe you need 2-3 outside opinions and multiple family members showing video evidence to a court that the person is a danger to society? I don't know, but some people's madness will drive them to kill others or themselves.
Edit: I would never want my sister in one but she isn't violent. She is hard to deal with, but not a danger. And maybe she is the smart one to fear the fbi.
[–] Welorf 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
>Funding
No. Government has no business in the healthcare realm, physical or mental. The civil government's purpose is the protection of private property rights and the enforcement of contracts. Why dosen't the government just stop with the CIA MKUltra'ing these people with psyc drugs and therapists, that would be a good start.
[–] Anonymous171717 ago
You make valid points, but then
[–] ThreeBladedKnife 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
A significant number of the homeless would benefit from access to mental health facilities.
[–] ArcturianDeathTrap 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Those people are failures. The aliens watch them rot, and we can't help their goddamn crazy. The aliens don't want Alexander The Goddamn Great comin back as a homeless nigger, so obviously theres some inherent bad to it.
FYI: You wouldnt be reading this if I was rich in 2014.