A teacher at Cedar Heights Middle School in the Kent School District was killed in her Tacoma home earlier this month, allegedly stabbed to death by her son having a mental health crisis. FOX13
Tacoma Police arrested a man who may have been involved in the death of his mother earlier Wednesday.. The 2023 State of Mental Health in America ranked Washington 32nd in the U.S for overall mental health — a ranking that indicates a higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care.
Around the U.S., professionals in the mental health field have sounded alarms over a fast-approaching crisis. The Association of American Medical Colleges has long warned that roughly 60% of practicing psychiatrists are 55 or older, meaning the numbers could get worse in the coming years. Dr. Jurgen Unutzer, the head of UW’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, told FOX 13 that he couldn’t comment on the specifics of this case, but noted: there are challenges in health care when it comes to serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, specifically patients often don’t think they need help, or don’t want the treatments offered.
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