Excellent article. After reading it just now, I tried to submit a public comment on SAMHSA’s draft plan, but it is already closed to feedback. Shameful.
SAMHSA has repeatedly demonstrated that it is not prioritizing the needs of the people who require support the most. I cannot, and will not, align with a mental health paradigm that criminalizes, surveils, and coerces individuals who have already been harmed by the very systems SAMHSA protects. These organizations perpetuate harm and reinforce cycles of exclusion.
It’s time to dismantle these structures and reimagine mental and behavioral health as a co-created, community-driven effort rather than a top-down, hierarchical system. True healing and transformation happen when communities take the lead, fostering support systems rooted in compassion, empowerment, and mutual care.
Excellent article. After reading it just now, I tried to submit a public comment on SAMHSA’s draft plan, but it is already closed to feedback. Shameful.
SAMHSA has repeatedly demonstrated that it is not prioritizing the needs of the people who require support the most. I cannot, and will not, align with a mental health paradigm that criminalizes, surveils, and coerces individuals who have already been harmed by the very systems SAMHSA protects. These organizations perpetuate harm and reinforce cycles of exclusion.
It’s time to dismantle these structures and reimagine mental and behavioral health as a co-created, community-driven effort rather than a top-down, hierarchical system. True healing and transformation happen when communities take the lead, fostering support systems rooted in compassion, empowerment, and mutual care.
Very well said!