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Treating The Epidemic Of Mental Illness
Is more psychiatrists the answer?
In this blog, I wanted to share something that completely blew my mind with respect to the epidemic of mental illness — and yes, it is an epidemic, by the way. This one insight I’m about to detail is so profoundly useful for experts, legislators and even innovators from the private sector, to help increase the level of mental health available to the public.
‘More boots on the ground’
You see, there is a common misconception out there that the only solution to the prevalence of psychological afflictions is ‘more boots on the ground’, so to speak. “If we just had enough psychiatrists and therapists, everything would be better.” This is simply not the case! And it’s reason for extreme optimism.
If you tune into my content semi-regularly, you know that I’ve been talking about a remarkable new book called We Can Do Better, authored by Professor David Goldbloom at the University of Toronto. Per the subtitle of the work, it discusses “Urgent Innovations To Improve Mental Health Access & Care”. I was gifted an advanced reading copy and invited to offer my review.
Here is my official solicitation of it:
