I am a forensic psychiatrist. What happens too often here in the US is that the person who needs treatment ends up doing something that gets them arrested. Then they may (or may not) get treatment through the justice/correctional system.

In the wake of the closing of thousands of psychiatric beds, we call this "trans-institutionalization." It has also become more difficult to hospitalize and treat people against their will. Both of these changes were well-meaning, and sought to curb abuse (some real, some imagined). Some old psychiatric hospitals were bad places, but after they were closed there has not been an effective replacement. That makes jail/prison the default result for far too many people.

My sister wasn't qualified for $1 Abilify, because it's refunded only for schizophrenia, not other related disorders. Full price was $130.

We were buying it second hand on internet (on classifieds site), for $15. So it's a good alternative.

Unfortunately when she learned about this site with drugs, she bought some barbiturates for suicide in forest. She was 4 days in coma but survived without any problems.

When I was without insurance, I got by on places that offered sliding pay scales and drug samples. There's always options. But the far better option is to not let the population suffer without basic health care.