Our Mental Health Care System is a Sick Joke
My son died on June 25th due to mental illness.
I have good insurance, but there are very few treatment providers and those few vary widely on quality and are constantly overwhelmed by caseloads and budget shortfalls.
My son died on June 25th due to mental illness.
He had a big support network, the family was united behind him, but there weren't enough resources out there to address his problems.
My son died on June 25th due to mental illness.
He did not kill anyone but himself, so it wasn't on the news. No politicians or pundits spoke at his funeral, because one more young adult passing away quietly isn't all that newsworthy, is it? But we grieve and will continue to do so, part of a silent population of millions of Americans who have been failed by our inadequate and antediluvian health care system.
My son died on June 25th. Kids and adults die every day because this country does not give a flying monkey fuck about mental health. And there will be more needless deaths until we start to care.
My son died on June 25th. More kids died at Sandy Hook. All I can hope is that we as a society wake the fuck up in time to save some lives in the future.
My don died on June 25th. Get to work on this issue, and maybe your children will live.
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Thank you for your post, you are absolutely correct.
