On a national average, we have one mental health counselor for every 1,500 children. We have elementary schools with children on suicide watch! We have trauma rooms in schools all over the country. That is where our resources should be going.
esther walton @estherwalton74
25 May 2022
Replying to @CapehartJ
Mental health services in Texas. “Texas ranks 50th of 51 in overall access to mental health care, according to 2021 State of Mental Health in America report. Currently, only 1 in 7 Texas children with major depression receive consistent treatment — almost half national average.”

May 25, 2022 · 8:37 PM UTC

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Their parents need to be respected in their communities and they need to make a decent living wage. And we need to include misogyny in the hate crime bills.
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We will never have a decrease in mental health problems until we fix our food issues. We are being poisoned by the foods we eat. START TO EAT ONLY ORGANIC FOODS AND GET RID OF ALL TOXIC PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS NOW!!! Need help selecting? Contact me. gbtwellness@gmail.com.
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Instead, they will give it to police here, to nazis in ukraine, to continue apartheid in Palestine, to the bombing and genocide in Yemen, etc. Our system is built to prioritize profits, not people and especially not children, the average age of a homless person is 11.
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Only half the National Average ... and I'll bet the National Average is nothing to write home about!
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50th of 51 damn I am surprised there is not a shooting every week.
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This is the #1 solution politicians openly admit is needed, yet continue to block at every chance: Universal (mental) Health Care. Access to free mental health early in life will greatly reduce suffering. The establishment politicians have no excuse to delay #M4A any further.
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We also have Feds that know about most of these shooters. I won’t even touch the conspiracy type shit. I say we defund the Feds while we are at it!
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That’s bc u put animal rights before human’s, many kids in street , but dogs not,no waay dogs sleep in street !! Ok we care about animals too, “my kid didn’t eat a good meal for long time,I can’t afford it” but dogs and cats feed on fancy plates??? No waay no one notice that.
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Millions of people struggle with depression and mental illness and would never fathom doing something like this. Every country in the world has mental illness but their schools aren't getting shot up. Stop stigmatizing mental illness. It's not a prerequisite for this
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Agreed, and the last two years have only worsened the situation