Thank you for the question.
Yes, I agree with you. It's easier to prevent a problem than it is to solve the many issues that happen after people experience adversity such as trauma and racism. If we can try to prevent those things from happening in the first place, then we won't be having as many mental health problems to deal with.
We need to invest in prevention from the very beginning. We need to be able to support families in order for them to understand how to raise children without violence, which includes not spanking their children. We need to provide support for parents in terms of dealing with their own mental health, so they can be good supports for their children. If it can't be a parent, as mentioned before, research has shown that a supportive caregiver in someone's life makes a really big difference. It doesn't have to be a parent. It can be someone else in the family or another adult.
Preventing problems before they occur is very important.