Re: mental health Cheryl

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-Cheryl, man I had no idea what a mess our mental health care system

is in. What makes matters worse...your hubby is a Vet !!!!! He served

our country and now no one gives a shit about him, that is so typical

of our government. I just read a story recently, one of our guys in

Irag got his leg blown off over there. Now his treatment is done and

it comes time for him to come home and the military would not pay for

an airline ticket home. Isn't that one os the most disgracful things

u have ever heard. Thankfully, another vet was nearby and heard this,

so bought the kid a first class ticket home. Are there any other

choices for care for vets in your area, how can they expect someone

to wait that long to be seen. Did he serve in a combat situation? Can

he claim post traumatic stress? will that get him the care he needs

faster? Well, u are in my prayers and thanks for opening my eyes to

how crappy our mental healthcare system is. Soft hugs, Pam-- In

LUPIES , " Cheryl " <lyle-cheryl@c...> wrote:

> You have hit on a pet peeve! We virtually have no mental health

care

> system. My husband is bi-polar and got extremely ill this year.

We finally

> got insurance last week. I called to find out about our Psy.

coverage. He

> must see a psychiatrist every few months and stay on meds the rest

of his

> life. They said he has to spend $2,000 within the year before he

can get a

> co-pay. And it starts again the next year. The same for me. A

psychiatrist

> cost about $150 or more for one visit. We can't afford it. He

(after

> nearly 2 yrs of begging and then almost committing suicide) sees

someone at

> the VA hospital. They are all nuts over there themselves! It

takes him

> hours of waiting to see someone and he has to hold down a job! We

pay a

> small fee for care, such as it is. When will people learn that

mental

> health is as critical as physical health. If he had a heart attack

the

> insurance would understand that he can't work, needs help and gets

attention

> If his brain is attacked, so what? Why do you think so many

people live

> in the street? They are not all drug addicts and alcoholics.

There are a

> huge number of mental patients there and in jail. The health care

industry

> in general is breaking down too.

> Cheryl in CA

>

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at least, now my son is in a safe place,

getting

> the

> psychological evaluation I tried to get for him months ago. I

can't believe

> that a child has to get to

> the brink of suicide before the insurance, the mental

health " system " , and

> doctors get it together

> enough to try to help. So much trauma and heartbreak could be

avoided with some preventive care.