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Mental health inequities are projected to cost the U.S. $14 trillion between now and 2040, according to a new study from the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College and the Deloitte Health Equity Institute.

The analysis concluded that unaddressed mental health conditions create a significant economic burden for the country and that eliminating inequities in treatment could lead to significant savings on health care.

  • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
    41·
    4 months ago

    Of note, the overwhelming majority of unhoused folks don’t have a psychiatric condition that would justify hospitalization. Someone with untreated schizophrenia running in the street and screaming is much more visible than the 20 other people sitting quietly out of the way suffering from PTSD or situational depression though, so I can see how you’d make that mistaken assumption.

    • Dagwood222English
      5·
      4 months ago

      suffering from PTSD or situational depression

      Those are mental health conditions.

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
        4·
        4 months ago

        a psychiatric condition that would justify hospitalization

        Blaming homelessness writ large on mental health conditions is false. Homelessness has many root causes, and most of them are socioeconomic.

        • Dagwood222English
          31·
          4 months ago

          Now you’re just splitting hairs.

          I also talked about how college is cheaper than jail.

          We’re both talking about the same thing; using expensive punishment instead of cheaper, more humane alternatives.