2 July 2016
Over the last month we have seen
Laura diagnosed and treated at different times in history. We have also
explored how mental health care differed between the rich and poor. But how
does that compare to the world she would live in today? If Laura were in modern
New York City would she have access to the kind of care she needed?
If Laura were to seek help as
wealthy person in New York city she would have access to c large number of
options. At eighteen years old, Laura would most likely still be on her father’s
health insurance plan, or be able to afford her own. She would have access to private
counseling as well as both public and private inpatient treatment. It is very
likely that Laura would receive the best care available and live a fairly
normal life.
As an individual living in poverty
Laura would probably not have adequate health insurance. She would not have
access to even public mental health care. Laura, like so many others who are
mentally ill and poor, might find herself in jail. This might provide her wit
he some minor treatment, but would be no help when she was out of jail. Laura
would be facing a very difficult road ahead. Work would be difficult to find
and she may even face the prospect of being homeless.
C.L.
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