Currently in the United States, there are several problems that remain unsolved today. One main issue today is the costly medical treatment of people with mental health disorders in the United States. The government and economies maintain and control the several different ways in which our tax dollars and other obtained money is used. With medical treatment of these patients being so costly, some may suggest paying lower amounts towards this issue. In some, this isn’t always the case. Americans are also suggesting to increase the amount of money going towards helping patients with mental health disorders. This being due to the fact that nearly 1/5 of civilians living in the United States are suffering from a mental health disorder. Although,
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change the approach of treatment of people with mental health conditions? Currently, a substantial amount of money, specifically tax dollars, is spent yearly on the imprisonment of people with mental health conditions. “If we take a look at the state of Florida, a regular housemate tends to cost the State $80 a day but a mentally ill patient in a jail cell costs the government around $130 per day (Miller and Fantz, 2007).” As a matter of fact, the state prisons alone in U.S. spend $5 billion annually to incarcerate the inmates of the prison that are mentally ill but not violent (Frances, 2013). Once added up and calculated all together, the average amount spent on Americans with mental health illnesses is extremely high. The money used to incarcerate people with these mental health disorders is the money used that the civilians of the United States pay towards their tax funds. Instead of giving them proper treatment, this means that the state funding that was once taken out of the budget and the country's’ economic revenue is now being used on state prisons instead of mental health system hospitals. To conclude, imprisonment of these civilians with mental health issues has led to even more mental conditions among these Americans. This then leading to increased suicide, depression, and other mental health related illnesses. Therefore, by putting these patients in jail, it is not at all a well used fund that is used to benefit of the …show more content…
“In 2012, 2.6 upon 2.7 million people under age 65 with mental illness-related disability received SSI and SSDI payments...(Insel, 2015).” Social Security funds are something that several civilians in the United States rely on. Very large amounts of money are paid to people under the age of 65 with mental illnesses to help them financially. Although, a lot of these funds paid to these patients are used incorrectly leading to a large loss to the United States economy. Improperly used tax dollars in the United States is an extremely big problem in the United States. As a result, large amounts of money is lost to the economy due to the improperly used tax dollars that are paid by Americans. Many are worried that social security funds are being used
change the approach of treatment of people with mental health conditions? Currently, a substantial amount of money, specifically tax dollars, is spent yearly on the imprisonment of people with mental health conditions. “If we take a look at the state of Florida, a regular housemate tends to cost the State $80 a day but a mentally ill patient in a jail cell costs the government around $130 per day (Miller and Fantz, 2007).” As a matter of fact, the state prisons alone in U.S. spend $5 billion annually to incarcerate the inmates of the prison that are mentally ill but not violent (Frances, 2013). Once added up and calculated all together, the average amount spent on Americans with mental health illnesses is extremely high. The money used to incarcerate people with these mental health disorders is the money used that the civilians of the United States pay towards their tax funds. Instead of giving them proper treatment, this means that the state funding that was once taken out of the budget and the country's’ economic revenue is now being used on state prisons instead of mental health system hospitals. To conclude, imprisonment of these civilians with mental health issues has led to even more mental conditions among these Americans. This then leading to increased suicide, depression, and other mental health related illnesses. Therefore, by putting these patients in jail, it is not at all a well used fund that is used to benefit of the …show more content…
“In 2012, 2.6 upon 2.7 million people under age 65 with mental illness-related disability received SSI and SSDI payments...(Insel, 2015).” Social Security funds are something that several civilians in the United States rely on. Very large amounts of money are paid to people under the age of 65 with mental illnesses to help them financially. Although, a lot of these funds paid to these patients are used incorrectly leading to a large loss to the United States economy. Improperly used tax dollars in the United States is an extremely big problem in the United States. As a result, large amounts of money is lost to the economy due to the improperly used tax dollars that are paid by Americans. Many are worried that social security funds are being used