Comparing the main point of this quoted text: “This is a core idea behind the so-called social safety net. Catch those in need, not knowing which of them, without help, will become much more destructive in the future and much more expensive to the rest of society. —”
― Eli Sanders, While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man’s Descent into Madness

Is it more cost-effective to have early interventions for all dealing with mental health issues? I would like this paper to argue that it is not cost effective, supported by research findings.