Whenever a
tragedy like Hurricane Sandy strikes, the New York State Office of Mental
Health (OMH) calls up mental health workers en masse and assigns them to do counseling for those
affected by the tragedy. The problem is, they’re not needed, rarely do any
good, are expensive, and take resources away from where they are truly needed:
helping the most seriously mentally ill.
Unbiased information on serious mental illness (not "mental health") for media and policymakers. Includes info on violence and mental illness, involuntary treatment, involuntary commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, NGRI
