tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160896832735174090.post3218924785090714569..comments2023-10-19T05:20:37.519-04:00Comments on Redesigning Mental Illness: How Indiana rigged its mental health systemPaul Komarekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02293455617305598680noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160896832735174090.post-11991032872506447862018-03-29T21:37:01.510-04:002018-03-29T21:37:01.510-04:00Thank you for the insight. You are correct, my hu...Thank you for the insight. You are correct, my husband and I have lived through this lack of mental health situation with our son for the past 15 years. I was comforted to see from your link that others in other counties have experienced the same tough choice of whether to submit to DCS to get a child the help he needs. We decided NO when he needed hospitalization at 12 years old, due to the potential to the potential impact on our lives and careers. However, it truly became an issue of life and death by age 17, and at that point, having exhausted all other resources, private and public, we agreed. He received some in-home services, but the residential services were denied, after the fact, because abuse/neglect was not substantiated. This is a particularly important issue, and a problem that needs to be addressed on a national as well as a local scale, as amplified by the school shooter crisis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com