
This image represents the fundamental problem with health care: too many people are ill enough to require tertiary healthcare.
The problem cannot be solved by building more buildings and applying more apps.
The problem can be solved by the re-prioritization of the taxes taken from citizens.
The money should be used to improve early access to affordable mental healthcare through psychology services that do not operate on out-of- pocket expenses from the patients.
Early mental health education can directly affect the social determinants of health, including :
Income and social status
employment and working conditions
Education and literacy
childhood experiences
Physical environments
healthy behaviours
Access to health services
Biology and genetic endowment
gender
culture
race/racism
BETTER MENTAL HEALTH = BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES
Here are a few links if you are interested in this issue:

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