Mental health in America is in crisis, and our healthcare system isn’t just failing to help, it's part of the problem. In this episode, we sit down with John Kajander, former Executive Vice President of the Texas Medical Center and a healthcare consultant with over 45 years of experience, to unpack how the history of transactional, profit-driven care has sidelined mental health for decades. Together, we explore how policy decisions, financial incentives, and systemic-underfunding have contributed to the widespread neglect, exclusion, and stigma of mental disorders and trauma.