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Mental Health Support

marble falls

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6. The real problem is that your grand daughter has had too much interaction with police ...

Reply to elocs (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 4, 2019, 03:19 PM

Sep 2019

and not enough with mental health professionals. There's too many cops and not enough mental health professionals. None of that is her fault. It is ours that most of the mentally ill get to first deal with their illnesses in a jail. Its a crying shame.

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Damn it irisblue Aug 2019 #1

Isn't that the truth! marble falls Aug 2019 #2

Is it ok to kind of hate a county? RGinNJ Aug 2019 #3

Its an emotion I struggle with. I love America. I just don't where America is anymore. marble falls Aug 2019 #4

Nobody chooses to be mentally ill, but for those who are, perception is their reality. elocs Sep 2019 #5

The real problem is that your grand daughter has had too much interaction with police ... marble falls Sep 2019 #6

She is very fortunate that she has access to mental health care elocs Sep 2019 #7

I am so glad to hear that. Its a rare thing to hear about these days. marble falls Sep 2019 #8