42% of arrestees at the November 4 Cook County Jail intake self-identified as mentally ill IT IS GOD DAMNED TIME THAT WE GIVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO PEOPLE INSTEAD OF LOCKING THEM UP. MANY OR MOST DRUG ADDICTS AND DRINKERS DRUG AND DRINK BECAUSE OF CHEMICAL IMBALANCES. WE ALL NEED TO KEEP SEARCHING AND TRYING UNTIL WE FIND THE RIGHT MED THAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD. IT TOOK ME 10 YEARS AND 4-5 DOCTORS UNTIL I FOUND THE RIGHT MED THAT HELPED WITH DEPRESSION AND ENERGY. I ASKED A DOC THAT I LIKED AND TRUSTED AND HE TURNED ME ON TO THE RIGHT DOC. HE LISTENED AND PICKED THE RIGHT MEDICINE ON THE FIRST VISIT AFTER 4-5 OTHER DOCS HAD FAILED. KEEP TRYING BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Our Sheriff can be a dick, but with this move, it looks like he or someone in his office is trying to do the right thing. Do right, Do right, Do right--because it is the right thing Sheriffs Mental Health Hotline 773-674-2273 A 24/7 resource for the following: Former Cook County Jail inmates seeking mental health assistance and resources on the outside Families and friends of currently incarcerated mentally ill inmates who are in need of special treatment and/or medication while in the Cook County Jail
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:32:41 +0000
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