[Eleison23]

School shootings and other mass violence is the best thing that ever happened to mental health care systems. Every time there is a big shooting, legislators scramble to shovel more money into the pockets of insurers, providers, and pharmaceutical companies providing "mental health care" as if that will prevent violence somehow (hint: more drugs cause more violent behavior).

So it's a vicious circle: more drugs -> more violence -> more legislation -> more money -> more treatment -> more drugs.

[jacobsenscott]

I don't think money actually ever gets allocated to mental health. This is just the standard distraction to stop people from talking about the real cause of school shootings.

[germinalphrase]

The vast majority of therapists do not - and cannot - prescribe drugs.

[Eleison23]

Psychotherapy is usually not a covered benefit in public mental health plans. Most poor people are drugged, locked up, etc. Therapy requires trust, commitment, funding, and stability on both sides. It's the most effective cure but it's also the slowest and most expensive treatment.