Food for Thought - There are 10 times more mentally ill in Prison...

[witzend]

...than there are in State Hospitals. Are even one of us surprised?

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/record-numbers-mentally-ill-prisons-and-jails

 

[BusynMember]

Yep. It was brilliant to give mentally ill people "civil rights" including the psychotic and disoriented. (That is sarcasm)

 

[ctmom05]

A great deal of mentally ill prisoners are where they are because they did not get the treatment they needed; for a variety of reasons

 

[witzend]

Yep. They shoved all the money into prisons and punishment and fear, and didn't do much about the root cause of most of it - excluding kids who don't fit in. The numbers should he WAY different. The money should be in education and therapy and treatment with a little bit of parks & rec & after school programs added for god measure. Even all of that together would be cheaper, but apparently fear is a great motivator and shoving people who need help into prisons makes other people feel safe. BAH!

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[witzend]

A great deal of mentally ill prisoners are where they are because they did not get the treatment they needed; for a variety of reasons

Yep. They shoved all the money into prisons and punishment and fear, and didn't do much about the root cause of most of it - excluding kids who don't fit in. The numbers should he WAY different. The money should be in education and therapy and treatment with a little bit of parks & rec & after school programs added for good measure. Even all of that together would be cheaper, but apparently fear is a great motivator and shoving people who need help into prisons makes other people feel safe. BAH!

I relinquish the soapbox...

Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app

Sent using ConductDisorders mobile app