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In reply to the discussion: Everybody talks gun control, but nobody talks about increasing funding for mental health services [View all]cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)85. Yeah.....go to Walmart today and make a list of all the people who are a danger to themselves
or others.
I'm guessing you're thinking "How the hell would I know that??". Exactly!
Besides, having suicidal or homicidal ideation is one thing.....acting on it is completely different and many times it isn't the ones who have been vocal about their thoughts who are the ones who pull it off successfully.
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Everybody talks gun control, but nobody talks about increasing funding for mental health services [View all]
tawadi
Dec 2012
OP
Or changing the culture of stigmatization against getting help for one's self or family when it
Brickbat
Dec 2012
#1
I got my head bitten off earlier for suggesting family notice the shooter needed help.
we can do it
Dec 2012
#9
Thanks for filling me in. Just wondering why she had the guns knowing about his problems.
we can do it
Dec 2012
#33
Never even heard the word "Aspergers" in any of the news sources I read. Only "Personality Disorder"
tawadi
Dec 2012
#99
I've heard it a couple of times, rather stupidly used synonymously with "personality disorder." (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#116
In this case, this kid didn't need funding for mental health services--
TwilightGardener
Dec 2012
#2
you think its so easy to get help for a young adult? you cannot force the police to take them
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#51
and your totally right about that. Just saying access doesn't mean he would willingly accept
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#107
Yep. Denial of mental health issues, or fearing them as a black mark, are both Bad Things. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#117
A law preventing her from owning multiple ridiculous guns of that kind certainly could have
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2012
#26
Even some of wealthy can't keep a troubled teen in an institution when its needed.
tawadi
Dec 2012
#8
The weaponeers seem to be running with this "mental health and antidepressants" meme lately
Kolesar
Dec 2012
#10
We had a two year debate on mental-health care coverage that ended with Obamacare
Kolesar
Dec 2012
#23
My husband had to beg a psychiatrist on the phone to get an appointment
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#92
only at the time of danger, the episode passes and you're back to square one
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#55
you have to get the consent of the mentally ill which is difficult to do when its full blown
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#103
Yeah.....go to Walmart today and make a list of all the people who are a danger to themselves
cbdo2007
Dec 2012
#85
We "stepped up" and for our efforts got a stack of restraining orders
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2012
#53
Good, so now it's the family member's fault they didn't get help for their sick
cbdo2007
Dec 2012
#90
Like I said above, even the wealthy can't afford to institutionalize some children. eom
tawadi
Dec 2012
#27
I don't think the problem is strictly the ability to afford personal care
FedUpWithIt All
Dec 2012
#52
I expect the nation to fragment long before something like nationalized healthcare happens.
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#39
Until you can lock someone up and force treatment it is a moot point
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2012
#48
And he's clearly synonymous with the entire spread of mental illnesses, right? Oy. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#115
He was synonymous with those who are completely unhinged and violent
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2012
#119
We could stop locking up perfectly peaceful marijuana and other drug users and use those funds
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#61
As the story unfolds I suspect we will hear about this being a case of a young man who,...
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2012
#78