[beachn4fun]

Sorry I'm late in responding to this thread. I have beeen very busy, but So9 when I saw your response to this one I had to say I agree with your assessment. I think that person needs to be evaluated. Why oh why must people always think there is agovernmental conspiracy.

Cherry_Bomb, I think it is great that you are helping to solve what seems to be a major problem. I am glad that you have found someone in the government sector who is willing to help find a solution. And, I sure hope that in this database of resources, there is information for parents/caretakers on how to cope and get help for themselves. I am sure there are many people who have insurance and/or aid, but need someone to HELP them. Many people are wiling to take care of someone who is ill (physical or mental) but are not knowledgable enough to be successful or adequate. Professionals have had the proper training; most parents/siblings/adult children, etc. have not. Good luck.

[cherry_bomb88]

My rep is TOTALLY awesome. I was lucky I met her through one of my daughter's teachers (who is sooooo awesome herself).

Perhaps part of what the package needs to include is an education of society....unfortunately mental illness still has a "stigma" attached to it. I hate when people call other people "retarded" because they are acting stupid....or they say "she's sycho" because she reacted poorly to a situation or "he must be bipolar" because he went off on someone.....if they TRULY understood all that, they wouldn't use those terms so loosely.

My daughter is in mainstream schools, when she is not in the hospital...however because of the cruelness of children (which I believe comes from their small minded parents) she feels ostracized much of the time which only furthers her depression. Like I said, she's got a large group of friends...ones she can relate to, that have been outcasted for their own reasons. I keep telling her and all her friends, they are better people for who they are. But, as teenagers, it's hard for them to see.

Have we learned nothing from Columbine or the other school shootings???? It's not gun laws we need, it's teaching children to not be so cruel and small minded to their peers!

[oceanperch]

What is worse is our kids are now adults and in are case were not expected to live this long.

There are peds. but the med pro. did not change with technology so there is no medical to follow them as adults. It took us two years to put a team together.