> Depressed people need to make changes to their lives. You can't do that when you have someone being your crutch.
You also can't do that without a great support network. That piece is critical in the path to recovery, and you should not so arbitrarily dismiss the possibility that to many people, family (spouse, parents, even children) is that support network.
So maybe we never were. But we could be. IMO, Canada is setting a great and kind example here (humane treatment of incoming refugees and a 24 hour turnaround of detained individuals/families).
It should be us doing this at the Mexican border. Instead we're building a wall...
> The Canadian policeman offers to carry her baby as she makes her way through the slippery snow path. She hands the child to him and then takes the hand of another officer who helps her to the road on the Canadian side. The police bring out a child car seat and place it in their cruiser.
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
We used to be this kind to those seeking safety in our lands. When and why did we stop?
This article focuses on the cop/vet, but what I'm stuck on is that the 911 center didn't convey the complete report to the police - that the caller reported the subject's gun was not loaded and that his goal was to get shot. That seems like critical information to communicate to the police so they can respond appropriately.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDMsr9K-rj53...