Posted on Feb 20, 2018
#metoo, school shootings, gun control, mental illness,politics. We “raise awareness” yet don’t take action. Which would you address first?
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sexual harassment in the military, entertainers gained some attention with #metoo movement and health care workers are experiencing sexual harassment and assault while on the job. Attention to this volatile topic faded with headlines the school shootings, gun control, mental illness and political follies, the Wall, the FBI, well the list is lengthy.
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Behavioral Health
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Mental Health would be my top priority. Everything starts with being of sound mind. Being of sound mind would solve a lot of issues in my opinion.
I can't guarantee a reduction in crime across the board, but it seems to me every time I read the headlines, my first thoughts are "How could someone mentally come up with this and think to commit this crime"
There is most definitely a sickness in our society and I won't lay the blame exclusively at one source, but we need to get our heads straight. We need to end the stigma against mental health screenings. We need to encourage people to get help when they need it.
I can't guarantee a reduction in crime across the board, but it seems to me every time I read the headlines, my first thoughts are "How could someone mentally come up with this and think to commit this crime"
There is most definitely a sickness in our society and I won't lay the blame exclusively at one source, but we need to get our heads straight. We need to end the stigma against mental health screenings. We need to encourage people to get help when they need it.
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Maj Kim Patterson
Cpl Justin Goolsby I agree. We want our veterans to ask for help instead of committing suicide. As I watch the coverage, I foresee mental illness being buried under the carpet yet again.
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Cpl Justin Goolsby
Maj Kim Patterson - Agreed. There's such a stigma against mental health and I think part of the reason is how little we actually understand about the human brain. It wasn't that many generations ago where mental health issues were solved with electro-shock therapy or a lobotomy. Then we moved on to prescriptions and tried to cure everything with a pill. Now we've got safe spaces and talks about feelings.
We're no closer now than we were back then. You know the stigma still remains when we still refer to therapists as "Quack Doctors".
We're no closer now than we were back then. You know the stigma still remains when we still refer to therapists as "Quack Doctors".
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That's easy -- the Wall. Everything else will continue to be a discussion, and there will always be give-and-take in all of them except the Wall. The Wall being built is a discrete, yes-or-no thing. It's not there now, but once it's built, it will be there, and that will help relieve pressure in all the other areas.
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SSgt Christopher Brose
Maj Kim Patterson - It served its purpose admirably well until it was torn down. The Wall in China has also, as has the Wall in Israel. Please note, there's an enormous moral difference between a wall that's intended to keep people in vs. a wall that's intended to keep people out.
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SSgt Christopher Brose
SFC Michael Hasbun - How many white Christian males do you think have committed mass shootings? Your use of the term "Christian" makes me think that not only are you not one, you wouldn't be able to recognize one.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
SSgt Christopher Brose - Well, that's the demographic responsible for the preponderance of domestic terrorism. It just is what it is. It's kinda hard to ignore the pattern.
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SSgt Christopher Brose
SFC Michael Hasbun - According to who? And what is their definition of "Christian"?
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Maj Kim Patterson
PO1 Mary Vermont my choice as well. This does not mean we don’t acknowledge the validity of the other issues but we must start somewhere.
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