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  • To be honest I wouldn't mind be accompanied by two white rabbits everywhere I go.

    But really, I don't see that here. Makes me wonder what is done for these kind of people? Are thy offered shelter or don't they feel the need?

    I am going to assume that you have no knowledge of the conditions that mentally ill people live with, the effects they cause on their lives, and the effects that anti-psychotics have on the body, often making it difficult for people to want to stay on them. I am also going to assume that you have no knowledge of the cycle of care-feeling better-going off meds-getting worse-incident-getting care that often happens with people afflicted with mental illness. I am also going to assume that you have no knowledge of the difficulty in maintaining funding, and the sweeping changes made to the mental health care system that occurred during Thatcher's time (I'm pretty sure it was then), which limited the amount of time that people can be institutionalized, and closed most hospitals in the country. On one hand, this was good - it means people may no longer be locked up for life, on the other, it's difficult, as it means more people may be out in the community when they are likely to be unstable. However, it is their RIGHT not to be locked up if they are able to mostly maintain stability in the community. Yes, people are killed/harmed by the mentally ill, but not nearly so much as by the perpetrators of other random acts of violence.

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