Mental Healthcare in America: An Industry on the Mend

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• July 19th, 2023
• healthcare, holistic care, information asymmetry, mental health, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry, social determinants of health, Summer 2023 Issue, trauma-informed care, vulnerable populations
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America’s healthcare industry accounts for one fifth of its Gross National Product (GNP) and produces mediocre outcomes at best. Innumerable factors are implicated in this dysfunction, most of which are borne of a capitalist structure designed to maximize profits for its principal agents. This...