Your comment, to me anyway, reflects what I've found throughout my work life when working with people with mental health problems. Often an individual's place in society, their political stance, their colour, their religion, their sexuality and so on can often mean a lesser service. Whereas if an individual has a physical illness (e.g. cancer, heart disease, etc) most people tend to concentrate on that, other considerations about them (their politics, colour, religion, sexuality and so on) tend to be put aside, the focus generally has the hope of cure and getting better. Mental health often has a negative judgement attached to the individual by other individuals.