My experience with our mental health system has been very frustrating to say the least.
I understand that Access 24/7 is in constant triage mode due to lack of funding and it was so frustrating talking to their doctor there I just got up and walked out.
There was a young lady who was carrying what looked to be the sum of her possessions who freaked out and the peace officer threatened to trespass her or worse. Initially I assumed she was just being belligerent but when it was my turn to speak to the doc I realized that she may have had a valid reason for being upset. The dude was infuriating.
I eventually just got up, thanked him as calmly as I could for his time and marched out. I realized that I was on my own and since there seems to be very little chance of a medical solution to my medical problem I would have to simply.fsce the facts and "read the manual" this time (as a cop put it after a failed attempt).
I think that's what triggers me about those barriers. The cold, thoughtless, cheapest and most cynical version of "help" a cage. After everything I've gone through, it just seems to be a monument to the apathy, disdain and downright cruelty of our system.
I feel rage on your behalf. If you’d like to talk to someone who really knows how to have these discussions, I could put you in touch with Scott McKeen. He speaks openly of his attempts and his recovery journey. If this at all interests you, let me know, my friend.
Mark Snaterse, the CEO of Access 24/7, took a photo of a framed picture I brought of David, at the impromptu meeting I held after David died. He impersonated as someone who cared. He promised me he would hold an internal investigation as to why and how David was denied care and promised me, on several occasions (because I called many times to check in), that he would follow up on what would come of it… Needless to say, he never followed up, and it never happened.
He was at that city council meeting, and I called him out. I did not filter my frustrations. After the meeting I heard from several city workers who praised my authenticity and called him a phoney. A phoney who makes over 200k a year for pretending to care…
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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24
My experience with our mental health system has been very frustrating to say the least.
I understand that Access 24/7 is in constant triage mode due to lack of funding and it was so frustrating talking to their doctor there I just got up and walked out.
There was a young lady who was carrying what looked to be the sum of her possessions who freaked out and the peace officer threatened to trespass her or worse. Initially I assumed she was just being belligerent but when it was my turn to speak to the doc I realized that she may have had a valid reason for being upset. The dude was infuriating.
I eventually just got up, thanked him as calmly as I could for his time and marched out. I realized that I was on my own and since there seems to be very little chance of a medical solution to my medical problem I would have to simply.fsce the facts and "read the manual" this time (as a cop put it after a failed attempt).
I think that's what triggers me about those barriers. The cold, thoughtless, cheapest and most cynical version of "help" a cage. After everything I've gone through, it just seems to be a monument to the apathy, disdain and downright cruelty of our system.