And Why That Should Worry You Somewhere along the way, quietly and without public discussion, we stopped talking about mental health  and started talking about behavioral health. Most people assume it’s just upd ated language. It isn’t. Language reflects values. And this shift reveals exactly what the system now prioritizes. “Mental health” points inward: Thoughts Feelings Meaning Suffering Human experience “Behavioral health” points outward: Compliance Functioning Productivi

Jim Kelly might have stayed in Buffalo partially because of his positive experience as a cancer patient at ECMC - but people who arrive at ECMC during the most vulnerable moments of their lives — suicidal, psychotic, traumatized, withdrawing, terrified - do NOT feel the same way as our beloved ex-quarterback. What they encounter instead of care is often: Long waits in chaotic emergency settings Minimal assessment Rapid sedation Security-driven responses Involuntary holds with

Here’s a truth the U.S. mental health system does not want you to sit with for more than five seconds: People diagnosed with schizophrenia do better in countries that don’t over-drug them. Not “a little better. ”Not “in some cases. ” Substantially better.  More recovery. Back to work. back into relationships. Back into actual, enjoyable lives. And this isn’t some fringe, anti-science rant. This comes from their own data  — data that has been quietly minimized, buried, or expl

Enough with the polite language! The modern mental health system is not failing by accident. It is doing exactly what it was built to do : move massive amounts of psychiatric drugs into human bodies while calling it care. This isn’t about “a few bad actor s. " It ’s abo ut a business model that requires people to stay sick, dependent, and compliant . And if that sentence makes anyone uncomfortable— good. It should. This Is Not a Medical Model. It’s a Sales Model. Let’s start

Let’s stop pretending New York State’s “jail diversion” system is anything more than a shiny PR stunt slapped onto the rotting face of the criminal justice and mental health apparatus. They call it diversion , mental health court , treatment over punishment . They parade these feel-good phrases in front of the public like some kind of humanitarian breakthrough. It’s bullshit. If you’ve ever seen this system up close — or worse, been dragged through it — you know exactly what