The chance of a person being killed by a police officer because he or she has a mental illness may rise due to budget cuts, lack of proper treatment and the police being unaware that the person suffers from a mental illness. If you need to call the police on a loved one or someone you know who has a mental illness because of erratic or psychotic behavior, let the police know that he or she suffers from a mental illness. According to the Sacramento Bee, Giat Van Truong, a 35-year-old man who suffers from schizophrenia was shot to death while becoming violent with the arresting police officer. According to Sheriff Sgt. Tim Curran, the arresting officer was unaware that Giat was mentally

I am shocked, outraged and deeply saddened by “patient dumping” which is a process of dropping off the mentally ill from a hospital to a homeless shelter without proper warning or guidance. As mental health clinics are closing more and more due to budget cuts, the mentally ill are left out in the cold. They are not getting the help they need and are being tossed aside like trash. It was reported on KCRA.com how a woman with a mental capacity of a three year old from Yolo County was dropped off by a taxi in the middle of the night at Loaves and Fishes in Sacramento County. She was not found until the next day because the facility was closed overnight. Who sends a mentally ill patient out

Today with the economy failing and people losing jobs, mental health issues are rising at an alarming rate. What I don’t understand is how there can be budget cuts in mental health, especially now and in California. Proposition 1E (which did not pass) proposed to cut mental health care in Sacramento County by $20.5 million, which would have affected several thousand people who depend on mental health services in Sacramento. However, my mental health clinic still cut over 1,000 people from receiving mental health care even though Californians voted no on Prop 1E, (which would redirect funds allocated for mental health from Prop 63 back in 2004 to the general fund for two years). This did

Wonderful Chinese Restaurant Worth the Drive The food was so delicious that I didn’t even mind a little dirt on my spoon! My friend Mark and I went to Wonderful Chinese Restaurant on a Saturday around 11:30 a.m. It wasn’t busy and we easily found parking. We ordered two lunch specials, which are served from 11:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. I had the sesame chicken, which was savory and cooked to perfection. Mark had Kung Pao chicken and the vegetables were not overcooked. The food is freshly made and not greasy. In addition, we ordered the po po platter which was an assortment of appetizers, such as foil-wrapped chicken and eggrolls, among other things. For the lunch and appetizer it came to abo

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I enjoyed reading this very much.

Fabulous article!!

Thanks for bringing this story to the forefront. It is an important issue and I know "patient dumping" exists as it happened to me.

Finding one's joy in life is the key to happiness...great article and thanks Helen for all that you do for others!