"*In the early 2000s, after a rash of school shootings, I attended a press conference with then U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona to respond to public concerns about school safety. One of the first questions was “What are you going to do to fix the mental health care system in America?” Before I could answer, Dr. Carmona jumped in. “Nothing,” he said. “We are not going to fix the mental health care system, because in America there is no mental health care system to fix.” Dr. Carmona was right, and his answer still rings true: we do not have a mental health care system. At best, we have a mental sick-care system, designed to respond to a crisis but not developed with a vision of mental health that is focused on prevention and recovery.* [[Book - Healing - Our Path from mental illness to mental health. Thomas insel]]