# Mental health care should not feel like a dead end

**URL:** <https://forum.sharedquill.org/t/mental-health-care-should-not-feel-like-a-dead-end/54653>\
**Category:** Research and News\
**Created:** [October 29, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.sharedquill.org/t/mental-health-care-should-not-feel-like-a-dead-end/54653 "2026-10-29T01:35:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elizabeth](https://forum.sharedquill.org/user_avatar/forum.sharedquill.org/elizabeth/32/17_2.png) [@Elizabeth](https://forum.sharedquill.org/u/Elizabeth)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.sharedquill.org/t/mental-health-care-should-not-feel-like-a-dead-end/54653/1 "2026-10-29T01:35:07Z")

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The paramedic’s anger is understandable. People dealing with PTSD or severe depression need treatment, stability, and real support, not the fear that assisted dying could be presented as an answer while they’re still struggling. The system should make it easier to recover, especially for people who spent years helping others.

> **[Woman with PTSD angry Canada banning euthanasia](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16245557/Female-paramedic-PTSD-angry-Canada-banned-people-mental-illness-euthanasia.html)**
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> A retired paramedic who has battled severe mental illness for more than five decades has slammed Canada's decision to block people with psychiatric conditions from accessing medically assisted death.