baco
155 posts
Jun 26, 2009
11:50 AM
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i am a member of our state mental health planning and advisory council. as part of my duties, i am amember of the Adult services workgroup. I am not sure what we do. So far two meetings have been scheduled, and I am the only one who showed up!
The MPAAC is a stipulation of the SAMSHA bock grant. We have to have the council to get the money.Essentially, we shuffle paers and listen to ourselves talk. I have yet to see any significant change implemented by the council.
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nello
20 posts
Jun 26, 2009
1:59 PM
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I have recently changed county mental health agencies. The "rule" in the state of Georgia is that the pdoc has 30 days to see you after your initial intake. I have an appointment in four months. This facility only has one part-time pdoc for a five-county area. This is the first time in my life that I have started writing letters to representatives.
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aigiarm
68 posts
Jun 26, 2009
2:12 PM
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It is said that people get the kind of government they deserve, and that pain is what motivates people to change. I am glad to see other people becoming activists. You go, nello!
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baco
156 posts
Jun 27, 2009
7:24 AM
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Here in Iowa, We always hear about the "Georgia Model". I wonder if they know that the care in georgia sucks!
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nello
21 posts
Jun 27, 2009
9:01 AM
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Baco, The county clinic that I have been using for approximately 2 years has been awesome. They are even covering my medications until I can be seen by my new local facility. I believe the 'model' itself is a good one. The facility that is helping me out is amazed by the lack of help available for those up here - they stated that the State would be "all over them" if they let patients go 4 months without proper care - hell, without any care. Maybe the amount of funding per area depends on the local representatives? How does that work, do you know?
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baco
157 posts
Jun 27, 2009
10:43 AM
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease! the general public, including legislators are often not aware that a problem exist. Often the people in charge have other items on their agenda. i ve said it before, we have $750 billion to bail financial institutions, but talk about public health care, and suddenly the cost is important.
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aigiarm
69 posts
Jun 27, 2009
2:24 PM
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Amen, baco!
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