Mental Illness, Addictions and the Rat Park – An Argument for a Basic Income, Community Supports and Proper Supportive Housing

By Marvin Ross

In a number of my blogs, I’ve pointed out that those with serious mental illness are patched up in hospital, discharged before they are properly rehabilitated or stabilized and pretty much abandoned in the community. Many are not well enough to work full time or even part time if there were jobs they could manage so they get put on a disability allowance that is so low that it is cruel, and they are mostly left devoid of meaningful activities.

There are few community supports or places to go and they are given so little money from disability […]

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