How to resolve the mental health crisis – an open letter to politicians

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How to resolve the mental health crisis – an open letter to politicians

We do NOT need ‘early detection’ in schools that tag more and more children with dubious diagnostic labels.

We do NOT need to drug more and more of our citizens with ‘antidepressants’ and ‘antipsychotics’.

We do NOT need more anti-stigma campaigns that worsen discrimination by implying that the ‘mentally ill’ are a distinct group, inherently different from everyone else.

We do NOT need to waste further millions in bio-genetic research, chasing non-existent ‘mental illness’ genes and the corresponding wonder drug.

So, what do we need to do to resolve the mental health crisis?

By Growing Great Schools|2019-07-25T07:48:46+01:00July 25th, 2019|Wellbeing news & information, Whole school wellbeing|0 Comments

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