Observe, suggest, complain

I have been reluctant to express my feelings these past months since last August because I felt if I started, I would continue on and on. But now, I just have to. And I will go back in time and construct posts from the many notes I’ve taken. My daughter was hospitalized last August for almost 4 months. She had a breakdown. The saga of what happened since that time is interesting and dumbfounded and perhaps of interest...

Accountability

I haven’t posted in a long time because i really don’t have much good to say of what has happened over the last 6 months or so. I am frustrated with many things but mostly with the behavioral health / mental health system in Pennsylvania. And so I write. If people would only do a little bit more than just their job, everyone would benefit. Don’t just do the minimum to get the job done, go beyond and...

Clocks and Responsibility

An interesting combination of terms, you may ask. Time marches on. There’s nothing we can do about it. We all get older day by day. We are presented with opportunities throughout the course of our lives and need to act upon them. They may only come once in a lifetime and so we need to be able to recognize this and make a rational decision at the time. I’ve been reminded of responsibility lately, especially with...

A systemic problem

There are many systemic problems with government, education, and the health systems. I am mostly concerned (at this point) with the mental and behavioral health system specifically in Pennsylvania. I sent the following email last year to a bunch of people I knew of or had contacted in the state and / or mental health systems from working on a DPW Children’s Behavioral Task Force a couple of years ago. I felt I had...

CBHTF Update

Well, it has been a while since we last heard from CBHTF (Children’s Behavioral Health Task Force). Because of my disorganization, as well as my swinging into depressive/not-caring moods, I thought I missed an opportunity to comment upon the first draft of the report I worked on for the DPW (PA Department of Public Welfare). Why do I say this? Well, I received the draft on April 26 with a note to respond with any...