Politicians want to improve our worsening mental health with big psychiatric initiatives. The problem with this model, says historian of neuroscience Danielle Carr, is that it ignores the social and structural forces causing widespread mental suffering.
I misread your statement on prison reform and was really confused for a minute there!
You’re spot on about now vs later; anytime somebody advocates for waiting for improvements over time, it’s almost always a lie to distract from an unwanted compromise now.