Hearing a lot of the people speaking about their experiences was heartbreakingpic.twitter.com/xm11jFCAUU
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Hearing a lot of the people speaking about their experiences was heartbreakingpic.twitter.com/xm11jFCAUU
Last year our son was suffering from a mental health crisis in my county. #YoloCounty
He attempted suicide NINE TIMES.
He kept getting hospitalized, released and then would eventually attempt to harm himself again
Finally we recognized we needed more help. We could not watch him 24/7. We could not assure his safety. We tried very hard to protect him and get him the help he needed.
Every single public health professional agreed that he needed residential treatment. But Yolo County wouldn't do it.
Finally they agreed that if we put him into wrap around services if he tried again they would agree to fund him going to residential. So basically they said, well if he tries to kill himself again, we will agree he needs help.
Fortunately he didn't succeed and he probably didn't want to succeed. But good lord. That's what parents have to go through. And I think everyday about the people without the resources and connections we have. That's why this issue is so personal to me.
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