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They need to be better about that if we are going to make any kind of dent in the mental healthcare accessibility problem. Online therapy can be a difference maker if it can help people quicker and cheaper and with the same effectiveness. Those are the keys right now to improving the care system for all of us.
To be fair, as the article does point out, college programs don’t have the resources. Neither do programs for adults, programs for children, etc. We don’t have answers for people in crisis. We aren’t even coming up with anything new. It’s time for new ideas. https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/06/mental-health-college-students/
For an individual, it may help, and it may not. It’s important to note that a lower incidence of mental health issues does not mean no mental health incidents. You can exercise, drink two cups of coffee, and get a good night’s sleep every day, and while that is good for you and has benefits, there’s no guarantee that you will not be impacted by mental health issues.
“As predictable as the appearance of Santa Claus in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the holiday season is a time of well-meaning warnings and hand-wringing about depression and suicides. But while the stereotype of the lonely relative overcome by emotion during the “most wonderful time of year” has become fairly entrenched in pop culture, it’s…
We need more resources and more access to care. Not less.
We need care located where people live and work so they can remain part of their communities.
We need NIH grants to pay for more mental health research.
Our government is in the process of doing the exact opposite while claiming to care about mental health.