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Ikonoklast

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10. It's a little more involved than that.

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 09:27 AM

Oct 2012

If you ask a mentally ill street person if they want to stay indoors, they might respond in anger, saying that they don't want to be locked up, even though they can come and go as they please.

That's the illness speaking.

Homeless shelters are also places where the strong prey on the weak, many homeless avoid staying there for that reason.

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My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for have worsened his life. [View all] Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Oct 2012 #1

Mental health "reform" was a way to dump the seriously mentally ill Anthony McCarthy Oct 2012 #2

I am SO sorry that happened to your niece. It's damn frustrating from the inside Care Acutely Oct 2012 #16

The school has been much better with my son's disability tavalon Oct 2012 #3

Harrowing. Thanks for posting this. nt Chorophyll Oct 2012 #4

Tragic when a human life is thrown away mountain grammy Oct 2012 #5

What he doesn't say proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #6

This is exactly my brother's experience from when he was 19 until today at 47. 6000eliot Oct 2012 #7

Seems like more of a housing issue. DaveJ Oct 2012 #9

It's a little more involved than that. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #10

The article mentioned he was turned down for housing due to a bad reference DaveJ Oct 2012 #18

I have an ex-wife that is in the privatized, mental health, group home, industry. dotymed Oct 2012 #12

thank you for that post. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #26

I am surprised regarding the over drugged issue - I am in MN and we have laws regarding drug usage jwirr Oct 2012 #35

We should stop thinking of this as a choice between extremes. lalalu Oct 2012 #13

When the state hospital closed here they dumped most of the people on the streets DonRedwood Oct 2012 #14

Bingo. jwirr Oct 2012 #36

You are so correct about individual needs. My great aunt was one of the first patients to be placed jwirr Oct 2012 #23

Kick! nt Live and Learn Oct 2012 #8

Thank You. About time. lalalu Oct 2012 #11

Very well said. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #15

+1,000. Especially for the dual-diagnosed, with DD and MH. freshwest Oct 2012 #24

Amen. Wednesdays Oct 2012 #28

You are correct but you are painting with a very wide brush. I also think you are speaking about jwirr Oct 2012 #37

No, I am talking about children lalalu Oct 2012 #39

I do not think they are not an issue. Just uninformed on this issue. Thanks for the info. jwirr Oct 2012 #40

Amazing MountainLaurel Oct 2012 #17

This society demands purpose and meaning. There is none. hunter Oct 2012 #19

This was a great post. Barack_America Oct 2012 #21

that was amazing renate Oct 2012 #22

I'm not getting this. lalalu Oct 2012 #25

His son "seemed content" in the San Francisco flop house... hunter Oct 2012 #30

I agree 100% with your statement lalalu Oct 2012 #32

I only wonder nichomachus Oct 2012 #20

The left was just as adamant about closing institutions. lalalu Oct 2012 #27

Really? Got any credible sources you can back that up with? nt Zorra Oct 2012 #29

Yes, plenty. lalalu Oct 2012 #31

Reagan closed the state hospitals but Carter had proposed it proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #34

K&R. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #33

It was the parents of the Developmentally Disabled who worked and lobbied for the community based jwirr Oct 2012 #38