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To: Valpal1; 1_Rain_Drop
My son worked with the homeless mentally ill for some time and was sometimes their target when they had episodes. (More than once told to get out of town by the police)

His first reaction was that Holmes had stop taking his medication.

From his experience/frustration: We have closed so many mental health facilities and underfunded those we still have. If we don't make the mentally ill a priority, incidents such as we've seen lately will increase. Even seventy two hours in house is not enough time to diagnose and establish treatment. Relying on family for care or throwing the patients out on the streets because there are not beds for them in institutions has its costs.

52 posted on 08/02/2012 5:40:00 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: hoosiermama

You’re right. We don’t have a mental health system anymore.

I know people who used to work in social work. They quit because they felt their lives were in danger.


70 posted on 08/02/2012 8:54:07 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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