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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]TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)35. He got help. But in a mental health crisis, it's pretty important
not to have guns and ammo sitting around. You don't hand car keys to a drunk. End of story.
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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