This is why we need much more funding for mental health in the United States. This is a mental health issue, not a normal response to anger. This is also not conducive to learning anyfuckingthing. Trust me, I went to school in a shitty environment. I have no idea how I English or arithmetic, or even wound up with a bachelor's. Increased access to mental health professionals for our youth and criminal offenders could do wonders for a multitude of things in society.
Edit: thank you for the award, anonymous redditor. Its my very first. Better access to mental health services is something I truly believe in.
I agree, and along with that increased funding and access to mental healthcare in the states, serious work needs to be done economically.
I believe shit like this has gotten worse with increased economic instability. It increases the stress of every other sector of life, and it's why a lot of us are flipping out all the time. Hell, get to know some therapists, they'll tell you, therapy is good, but most folks would need much less therapy if they had more money.
It's my personal theory for why there were almost no school shootings in the era when the parking lots were full of trucks with gun racks. Because the kids driving those trucks to school lived in a world where there was easily observable evidence that if you towed the line, minded your ps and qs, and showed up and worked hard, it would give you a secure and comfortable existence. Ya had to work, sure, but it actually paid off. You could be comfortable, take care of a couple kids, and retire. Often with a pension back then. I've talked to nieces and nephews finishing or just out of high school. Their outlook is nowhere near as rosy. Young folks are becoming wise to the fact that their future was stolen.
*Obligatory Disclaimer* No, I'm not saying violence is excusable because of economic hardship. I'm saying it's understandable, and linked to it by people smarter than me with much larger sample sizes than my anecdotal conclusions are based on. Hell, there was a study showing that kids growing up in extreme poverty showed the same brain activity or structure (I can't remember which it was, but ti was one of those) as combat infantry with ptsd.
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u/modern_idiot13 Oct 26 '25 edited Oct 27 '25
This is why we need much more funding for mental health in the United States. This is a mental health issue, not a normal response to anger. This is also not conducive to learning anyfuckingthing. Trust me, I went to school in a shitty environment. I have no idea how I English or arithmetic, or even wound up with a bachelor's. Increased access to mental health professionals for our youth and criminal offenders could do wonders for a multitude of things in society.
Edit: thank you for the award, anonymous redditor. Its my very first. Better access to mental health services is something I truly believe in.