I don't see it as being a mere cultural stigma from immigration. There is an absolute rubbish mental health system in the states. I mean, Hell, I have good health insurance, and I can't even get anything but 25% of my mental health insurance covered. Along with that, there's in many states the requirement that the person be violent prior to said episode before mental institutionalization is even mentioned.
With that, there's only an average of 24 hours - 72 hours for your average stay, and it takes several weeks for many medications to even take effect.
I could go on and on about my personal experience, but I've never been violent, so my personal experience doesn't include much. Long story short, there's a lot of stuff wrong here; the ease of access to firearms coupled with the flawed mental health system don't really help much.
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