Comments on: Homeless shelter no place for mental health patients http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/ Mercifully gumming up the scapegoating mechanism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Stephen T Berg http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40192 Stephen T Berg Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:26:12 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40192 Joe, Well spoken! And thank you for adding to this post. Joe, Well spoken! And thank you for adding to this post.

]]> By: joe http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40182 joe Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:57:49 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40182 For an entire year in the late 70's I worked at a mental health institute. My job was to take members of that community into public places and to teach social skills: eating at restaurants, going to stores, casual converstaions at bus stops. This was an awareness-building program for patients being transitioned into the first assisted living experiments in group homes in the nation. All I did was to coach one person at a time - it was grueling, tedious work...and costly. For some it worked; for others not. But the whole point of being human is that it does indeed cost something to live with others. Some people never learn this. But I do know this...the cost is much greater if we refuse to do these things...what will a person give in exchange of their soul? For an entire year in the late 70′s I worked at a mental health institute. My job was to take members of that community into public places and to teach social skills: eating at restaurants, going to stores, casual converstaions at bus stops. This was an awareness-building program for patients being transitioned into the first assisted living experiments in group homes in the nation. All I did was to coach one person at a time – it was grueling, tedious work…and costly. For some it worked; for others not. But the whole point of being human is that it does indeed cost something to live with others. Some people never learn this. But I do know this…the cost is much greater if we refuse to do these things…what will a person give in exchange of their soul?

]]> By: stephen t berg http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40147 stephen t berg Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:32:37 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40147 Thanks Sam. That counts. Thanks Sam. That counts.

]]> By: Sam http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40145 Sam Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:18:08 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40145 I'm a Conservative, but sometmes I'm ashamed of it. This is one such time. I’m a Conservative, but sometmes I’m ashamed of it. This is one such time.

]]> By: stephen t berg http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40131 stephen t berg Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:36:50 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40131 Thanks Lucy and Connie, and thanks Ms. S for sharing your concerns regarding your brother. Your story illustrates the necessity of having access to an adequate mental health care facility. Thank you. Thanks Lucy and Connie, and thanks Ms. S for sharing your concerns regarding your brother. Your story illustrates the necessity of having access to an adequate mental health care facility. Thank you.

]]> By: Ms. S http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40117 Ms. S Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:41:40 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40117 I am broken-hearted about this. My younger brother suffers from mental illness, and it is only with occasional stays at Alberta Hospital that he can continue to live in the community. Without access to this resource, sometimes needed on short notice, he is not going to be able to continue his safe and ordered existence. I am afraid for him. I am broken-hearted about this. My younger brother suffers from mental illness, and it is only with occasional stays at Alberta Hospital that he can continue to live in the community. Without access to this resource, sometimes needed on short notice, he is not going to be able to continue his safe and ordered existence.

I am afraid for him.

]]> By: Connie http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40112 Connie Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:34:27 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40112 Bingo. Short-sighted and nasty is about right; pisses me off. Bingo. Short-sighted and nasty is about right; pisses me off.

]]> By: Lucy http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-40111 Lucy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:33:27 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/09/09/homeless-shelter-no-place-for-mental-health-patients/#comment-40111 I coulldn't agree more. Shame on the Tories! Thank you for speaking boldly to this serious issue. I coulldn’t agree more. Shame on the Tories! Thank you for speaking boldly to this serious issue.

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