Far too many end up in jail. This is particularly sad when we know that treatment works, keeping individuals with mental illness in our society as fully functioning productive citizens. I am in full support of legislation that would not deny or limit, in any form, the number of visits that a patient could receive from a counselor or psychiatrist. I believe it is equally important that health care providers incl. I fully support the above and the continuing need to eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness.
Mental illness can be just as debilitating and life threatening as physical diseases.