On his weekly HBO show, Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver argues that the tendency to discuss mental health in the wake of a mass shooting is “deeply misleading.” He goes on to discuss the lack of support provided by our current mental health institutions and the fact that, instead of receiving support or treatment, many people in crisis end up ignored, or worse, in prison.
Nothing really radical in this piece. More funding for mental health programs. Even speaks positively about “ACT.” Not really worth watching, except for a few chuckles. Jon needs some education from us, I think!
—- Steve
OK I won’t watch it, thanks for the heads up. But check this new ONION article out: “New Anti-Drug Program Teaches Teens To Resist Psychiatrists’ Constant Pressure To Use Drugs.”
“A lot of teens just don’t know how to say no when drugs are constantly pushed on them by mental health professionals, and we aim to remedy that,” campaign director Karen Thorpe said of the initiative… :
http://www.theonion.com/article/new-anti-drug-program-teaches-teens-resist-psychia-51471
The Onion got it right :D.
I am going to print that out onion and stick it on the board where they have the AA meetings, LOL.
Most of the young addicts were psych med kids psychiatry got started on drugs.
