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meadowlander

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4. To be clear, I'm not saying all of these people are mentally ill.

Reply to enki23 (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 05:54 PM

Jan 2021

I'm saying some of them are more vulnerable to radicalisation because they have an untreated mental illness.

A lot of them are just assholes.

But we can potentially do something about the ones who have a mental illness.

I have family members with schizophrenia and in my experience it is not easy to get good quality consistent and long-term help for people with serious mental health issues and limited financial resources.

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Mental health care needs to be more accessible in the US. [View all] meadowlander Jan 2021 OP

I agree with you, blue neen Jan 2021 #1

I'm sure a lot of them do have mental issues. The Genealogist Jan 2021 #2

Yes it should be easier. But they could have access if they want it. They don't. enki23 Jan 2021 #3

To be clear, I'm not saying all of these people are mentally ill. meadowlander Jan 2021 #4

The mental health problems among USa are not just personal sanatanadharma Jan 2021 #5

Unless they've been committed to an institution for evaluation the law does not allow mandatory in2herbs Jan 2021 #6

Getting quality mental health care here is very hard. Kaleva Jan 2021 #7

Willful ignorance, racism and cruelty are not mental illnesses, and conflating the two does a WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #8