jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 29 days agoFEMA Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A Judge Will Likely Rule It Must.www.propublica.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down13
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkFEMA Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A Judge Will Likely Rule It Must.www.propublica.orgjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 29 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down38·29 days agoThat judge had better god damned side with the victims. So tired of the USA ignoring the emotional needs of its citizens to the point we have a large number of them unhinged and violent because they’re so toothlessly undereducated and propagandized.
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down2·29 days agoThe E in FEMA stands for Emergency. Not Emotional. The government does need to provide more access and funding for mental health, but you don’t get paid for being sad. Sue the fossil fuel companies for your loss.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down27·edit-229 days agoIf you don’t think mental health of your society matters in terms of emergency, I don’t know what to tell you. We saw what failure of mental health access leads to in an emergency during COVID, and more recently with hurricane Helene.
minus-squareAstridWipenaugh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·29 days agoGiving someone a pile of cash is not mental healthcare.
That judge had better god damned side with the victims. So tired of the USA ignoring the emotional needs of its citizens to the point we have a large number of them unhinged and violent because they’re so toothlessly undereducated and propagandized.
The E in FEMA stands for Emergency. Not Emotional.
The government does need to provide more access and funding for mental health, but you don’t get paid for being sad.
Sue the fossil fuel companies for your loss.
If you don’t think mental health of your society matters in terms of emergency, I don’t know what to tell you.
We saw what failure of mental health access leads to in an emergency during COVID, and more recently with hurricane Helene.
Giving someone a pile of cash is not mental healthcare.
Can you read the words I wrote?