[snowstorm12]

many people have insurance, but many insurance companies don't cover mental health problems, not even severe problems like schizophrenia. Being put in a mental health care facility is $1,000-2,000 a day. The parents would go broke trying to deal with mental problems.

[cherry_bomb88]

Agreed.....many states already have systems that don't require you to give up your kid to get help. And yes, it can be costly, last year my daughter was in a "day" program, instead of going to school, she went to the hospital 5 days a week 9-3 for 3 1/2 weeks...the hospital bill alone (not all the doctors & therapists involved) was over $10,000. I am VERY fortunate that my ex husband has awesome coverage through the federal government/air national guard. Not everyone is that lucky.