Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

(22,464 posts)

8. Willful ignorance, racism and cruelty are not mental illnesses, and conflating the two does a

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 06:44 PM

Jan 2021

grave disservice to people who have mental illnesses.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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

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

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