Response 1 (personal)fabrisseFebruary 24 2016, 13:54:07 UTC
Yes, yes, yes. From the essay: This is the other reason why I am so ardently passionate about mental health treatment in the service of the prevention of violent crime. It seems nakedly obvious to me that the best way to protect and promote the mental health of the greatest number of people is to prevent them becoming the victims of violent trauma by treating those who might otherwise victimize them.I have been diagnosed (by a therapist I'm not entirely sure was right/competent) with two different PTSD issues. Evacuation from Saigon wasn't directly preventable. Mom's abuse was preventable had she been treated, but combinations of factors -- ranging from the military's attitude toward mental illness to her own view of admitting to a problem as an unacceptable weakness -- kept her from receiving treatment. Maybe my own problems would still have manifested, but prevention --even just an attempt at prevention -- could have helped. Blaming Mom or the military helps no one. Recognizing that treatment options should be destigmatized
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Response 2 (professional)fabrisseFebruary 24 2016, 14:28:26 UTC
Several of my colleagues are "returning citizens." One committed Voluntary Manslaughter killing the man who was abusing her during her pregnancy and immediately after the child was born. She's now reunited with her three year old (I think that's the correct age). She'll be reporting to a probation/parole officer for another five years. She's under 25. She's diabetic who doesn't always keep to her diet/medication schedule. She was diagnosed with depression. I'll call her Cee
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I do so wish that we as a species were not so inclined toward us/them bad/good dichotomies that other the people who we fear, disagree with, or simply cannot comprehend.
Thank you for spelling out the omission of discussion of culpability in the last post. It is definitely a useful distinction.
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From the essay: This is the other reason why I am so ardently passionate about mental health treatment in the service of the prevention of violent crime. It seems nakedly obvious to me that the best way to protect and promote the mental health of the greatest number of people is to prevent them becoming the victims of violent trauma by treating those who might otherwise victimize them.I have been diagnosed (by a therapist I'm not entirely sure was right/competent) with two different PTSD issues. Evacuation from Saigon wasn't directly preventable. Mom's abuse was preventable had she been treated, but combinations of factors -- ranging from the military's attitude toward mental illness to her own view of admitting to a problem as an unacceptable weakness -- kept her from receiving treatment. Maybe my own problems would still have manifested, but prevention --even just an attempt at prevention -- could have helped. Blaming Mom or the military helps no one. Recognizing that treatment options should be destigmatized ( ... )
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Thank you for spelling out the omission of discussion of culpability in the last post. It is definitely a useful distinction.
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