[DanBC]

There's also a problem that the money saved by closing the big institutions wasn't put back into better community (outpatient) care. So people have to be acutely unwell to get any treatment. People with chronic problems don't get the treatment.

[warfangle]

A lot of really good therapists don't accept insurance. A lot of really good psychiatrists don't take insurance.

Insurance covers on average two sessions of therapy annually.

Therapy is only effective over long periods (years) of regular (weekly/biweekly) sessions.

It's a fucking travesty.

I spend close to $500 per month, after insurance, for my mental healthcare. This is a therapist and a psychiatrist.

None of this is covered by my insurance.

I pay what I can with an FSA but it's extraordinarily exhausting.