Posted by fca on September 27, 2006, at 18:07:34
In reply to Re: Suicide Attempts, posted by Triolian on September 27, 2006, at 17:52:10
For many many persons that is unfortunately true. I just returned from visiting the UK several months ago and it is the first time that I honestly believed that if I had a long term and persistent mental illness I would be better off in the UK than the US. I would not have said that 10 years ago. However, that is not only because of the accessibility of health care and the insulation from financial disaster it as also because there is a much more humane and supportive social support system (housing. client advocacy, drug abuse as a publuc health problem, etc). The best of treatment and, more and more the worst of care is what we have. The sad erosion of care for most and the paradoxes of America. If you read this and live in the UK you may not believe me. In the US it depends on where you live, who you are whether you have resources or not. As I said, the best and sometimes the worst. Thanks for permitting the OT post(s)
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