Why mental health idealism might not overcome the market
&gt;Prejudice, stigma and loss of earning potential meant that the people who experienced mental health difficulty were shunted to the margins of society where we became a social problem to be solved by others spending on our behalf.<p>It&#x27;s unfortunate that sharing first hand experience with mental illness incriminates you. A big contributor to the negative stigma has to be that there is little upside and huge downside to being open about personal experience with it (unless you are using it as an excuse for a crime).