My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for have worsened his life.

Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by DanBC on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @06:40PM (#4662294)

My state provides extensive education and training to some people, so they can become doctors.

My state provides hospitals and funding for treatment.

Imagine a person with full thickness burns to 75% of their body - "Why are ppl so apt to think that state employees are miracle workers?" - because they've been educated, trained, and provisioned to provide the help that other people need.

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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by acroyear on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @07:19PM (#4662421)

are you making an argument for state-employees, or just anyone that gets this type of training? you're off point - I'm saying that you can't look to the state +first+ for your family's needs - it is important to take a primary stake in your own well-being.

btw, ask the folks affected by Katrina how they would rate the training of all the emergency response state employees .. probably not so good. My point is : don't rely on these ppl.

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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by DanBC on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @02:32AM (#4663390)

> it is important to take a primary stake in your own well-being.

How does this translate into care for a severe, long term, mental health problem where the patient is non-compliant with medication?

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