This is a writing piece found in “Voice of the Poor” that looks at the use of mental health as a means of social control by the government. It reminds us to remain critical about the government’s workings, and examine the underlying reasons behind the things that occur in everyday life.
In the past few years mental health has grown as an area of significance, with a focus on self-care, removing stigma, and sharing personal experiences. As much as these things are truly important for our society to speak about and reflect upon, we must remember to research and tackle the roots of these problems. We must hold our governments accountable for acting upon these issues.
“The government’s program of mental health is really a program to keep the people from seeing and examine the real causes of this alienating existence.”
Voice of the Poor, page 6
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I think that the article you chose to speak about in this blog post is a very interesting one because it touches on mental health, an issue that still remains extremely prevalent today. Until recently, mental health was never an issue that was prioritized enough. Society as a whole simply found short term solutions that merely suppressed the problem, not actually working to find long term solutions to fix the whole issue. Of course, it’s easier said than done. But, that is why I wholeheartedly agree with your comment on how “we must remember to research and tackle the roots of these problems”. Thank you for this blog post, Nicole!
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Thanks for reading Andrea! I totally agree with your point that for a long time this has not been a major focus for people and that it’s been definitely growing in society lately which is something we can be hopeful about 🙂
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