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w8liftinglady

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15. OK...I'm going there. There has been a drastic cut in Mental health services

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:42 PM

Dec 2012

http://www.nami.org/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm?ContentFileID=126233
"One in 17 people in America lives with a serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, major
depression, or bipolar disorder.1 About one in 10 children live with a serious mental disorder.2
In recent years, the worst recession in the U.S. since the Great Depression has dramatically
impacted an already inadequate public mental health system. From 2009 to 2011, massive cuts to
non-Medicaid state mental health spending totaled nearly $1.6 billion dollars. And, deeper cuts are
projected in 2011 and 2012. States have cut vital services for tens of thousands of youth and adults
living with the most serious mental illness. These services include community and hospital based
psychiatric care, housing and access to medications."

Why would we cut known beneficial treatments for mentally-ill folks?I lay the blame straight on Ronald Reagan.
http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/135/reagan.html
http://www.sociology.org/content/vol003.004/thomas.html#thomas.html?&_suid=135550687386809765384678804698

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This is really awful [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 OP

Those kids will never outgrow it. It will be in their minds until they die and what kinds of shraby Dec 2012 #1

Heart breaking tk2kewl Dec 2012 #2

God, that look on the face of the little girl sufrommich Dec 2012 #4

That just tears your heart open, doesn't it. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #5

Heartbreaking. Politicub Dec 2012 #11

And 18 of them will never grow up at all... catbyte Dec 2012 #39

They'll grow up alright happynewyear Dec 2012 #44

I was talking about the 18 that died. catbyte Dec 2012 #53

The heroes in that picture are the women. I am riveted by how they are keeping the kids together riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #41

theres a photo accompanying the Yahoo! story that pnwest Dec 2012 #3

No problem. The NRA has a plan... onehandle Dec 2012 #6

I would like to see the picture above made into a poster. Mail it to every NRA member we know. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #8

It would help to openly discuss the issue of guns in our society -- nationally and even on DU. Hoyt Dec 2012 #7

I actually hate it FunkyLeprechaun Dec 2012 #9

+1 JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #29

Yes, I agree Tumbulu Dec 2012 #14

kick Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #10

I am sitting here crying GObamaGO Dec 2012 #12

On ABC here in NY HappyMe Dec 2012 #13

OK...I'm going there. There has been a drastic cut in Mental health services w8liftinglady Dec 2012 #15

That's an excellent point . . . but may or may not relate to today's incident. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #16

only heaven05 Dec 2012 #20

Seems as if you may have had a coffee issue today. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #23

you heaven05 Dec 2012 #28

Back away from the caffiene, pallie Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #32

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #35

Please turn off the TV SCVDem Dec 2012 #37

Here, read this: Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #38

Someone shooting children at an elementary school? bvar22 Dec 2012 #22

I'll agree Stinky, facts matter. It could be drugs, it could be terrorism, it could be mental health Little Star Dec 2012 #33

Very good point, at this time we have really no idea what caused this RKP5637 Dec 2012 #46

Yes, we can thank St Reagan for that nt TPaine7 Dec 2012 #17

He truly launched this modern nightmare Union Scribe Dec 2012 #24

I agree, the slide started with that piece of shit Reagan n/t flamingdem Dec 2012 #27

That's when I recall most ot the shit in this country starting. He was an extremely crappy RKP5637 Dec 2012 #42

They don't remember maybe flamingdem Dec 2012 #52

I was living in MA then and I recall many of the DJ's talking about it, and then especially RKP5637 Dec 2012 #57

I have dealt with a mentally ill person in my family. sufrommich Dec 2012 #26

Ronald Reagan, IMO, was the most dangerous and worst president the US has ever had. The damage this RKP5637 Dec 2012 #36

"When I think hfojvt Dec 2012 #18

I'm swinging between despair and anger right now deutsey Dec 2012 #19

Spreading American values overseas. OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #21

26 Dead StrayKat Dec 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author TrogL Dec 2012 #30

This is HORRIFIC!!! Over 100 rounds fired a witness says -- I am in tears. anneboleyn Dec 2012 #47

We have to at some point Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #55

I often wonder, is this the face of the NEW America. ... will be a great place to no longer RKP5637 Dec 2012 #31

Just another day that ends with a y Flatpicker Dec 2012 #34

I wonder SCVDem Dec 2012 #40

I have NO answer drmjg Dec 2012 #43

This is awful!! I live in CT not that it matters. This happening anywhere is awful. Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #45

it will only be worse when the kids find out who died hollysmom Dec 2012 #48

reportedly the principal and other administrators were killed too. Again so so very sad. Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #50

... and didn't Batshit Michigan just make it legal to carry guns to school? Myrina Dec 2012 #49

The Horror....The Horror triplepoint Dec 2012 #51

YOU DON'T FUCKING KILL CHILDREN!!!! ThingsGottaChange Dec 2012 #54

Agree so much. For me, there are two things I'm really fed up with having shoved on me and RKP5637 Dec 2012 #58

This country would be an incalculably better place hifiguy Dec 2012 #61

It would, it definitely would be. As I've seen religion and guns grow in this country, the net/net RKP5637 Dec 2012 #62

K&R ReRe Dec 2012 #56

Well, over in the gungeon some are pissed off because someone in the media CrispyQ Dec 2012 #59

They split hairs over the description of it.... ReRe Dec 2012 #63

Better wear body armor. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2012 #64

Well this is OBVIOUSLY why we need looser gun regulations in this country redStateBlueHeart Dec 2012 #60