And make it easier for families to involuntarily commit loved ones. (even adults)
Twice over the past couple of years locally, brutal murders have been committed by people who were mentally ill but their families had been unable to have them committed.
Its a sad thing for all involved. One murdered an elderly neighbor in the belief that she had been emanating rays at him and this winter the wife of one of my old schoolmates was murdered by their son who said demons were in his bedroom at night. In both cases the family had tried unsuccessfully to have their sons and brothers committed because one was 26 and the other 19.
Yes, it is sad. Many of the professional folks simply don’t want to keep them in asylums any more. They want to have drugs prescribed and to kick them back into public life.