John Pinkerton (17 February 1758 – 10 March 1826[1]) was a Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist, historian, and early advocate of Germanic racial supremacy theory. (wikipedia)
There is about to be a big calamity if something isn't done soon. Without the regional centers, we are dead in the water.
I think maybe that might be where Larry became misguided. He's trying to protect the organization and not help mentally ill people.
At the 15th he led the crowd in a chant when I was teeing off. But he was very gracious and affable. He's just a regular guy, not pretentious at all.
They haven't opened any beds to replace the regional beds that I know of.
The nation is turning its back on people with mental illness right now.
I tell people it's like playing golf in the middle of the Super Bowl.
So I asked Larry to write a letter to the proper authorities that more psychiatric services are needed. He refused.
At least Nebraska is doing that. Nebraska does show some common sense.
The problem with respite care is that since the regional mental centers are closing, we are asked to take people who are too unstable and increasingly violent.
What they said in that bill is we're going to close the regional centers and we're going to establish community-based services.
