Also having your name officially recorded for this cause in a database can have negative impacts on the rest of your life, as this Canadian woman found:
First of all, that's not much better. "Don't talk about mental health publicly or there will be consequences" is not something we should be OK with.
Second, from the article itself:
> Richardson told CBC News that border guards referenced her 2012 hospitalization, and not her book, in denying her entry into the U.S.
Third, this result is not unique to people who have spoken out:
> The Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office has received reports from more than a dozen Canadians who have been denied entry into the U.S. because their records reveal they have a mental illness.
> It’s important to note that police officers, by virtue of their role as emergency responders, are the first to arrive at the scene of a mental health crisis. They respond to the person experiencing a mental health crisis and often escort the individual to the hospital emergency department or other health care facility for medical assessment. This is the moment when the mental health police record is generated.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-woman-refuse...