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s. e. smith @sesmith.bsky.social · 1 mo
I know the Cut thrives on 'contrarian' takes but this is some dangerous hot garbage at a moment when our rights are actively under attack.
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Fuck, and I cannot say this robustly enough, this.
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Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] - in my Brain Damage arc @alexandraerin.com · 1 mo
Yeah, seriously. And hey, maybe as a reasonable intermediate step between where we are now and what they're pushing, we could make it so everybody who wants mental health treatment can easily get it and see what that does for society
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s. e. smith @sesmith.bsky.social · 1 mo
Only 122 million people live in mental health professional shortage areas!
Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) | KFFwww.kff.org
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Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] - in my Brain Damage arc @alexandraerin.com · 1 mo
Oh, that's barely more than a third of the country. Also, this is reminding me that I need to look at mental health services this afternoon.
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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 1 mo
And we’re in an actual shortage of providers because psych school is almost all self-funded (loans, not grants/scholarships). We’re not getting more clinical psychs (much less more from marginalized populations) until it doesn’t cost $80K to get a degree with starting pay around $50K.