tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post116584774790191705..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Grayson County applies to create mental heath courtGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1166808524256896502006-12-22T11:28:00.000-06:002006-12-22T11:28:00.000-06:00The two drug courts now in Grayson County are savi...The two drug courts now in Grayson County are saving taxpayers a lot of money AND are saving peoples' lives. A mental drug court is a necessary addition because the majority of drug abusers suffer from other behavioral disorders (usually depression) which is both an effect of drug abuse and a cause of further drug abuse (drug abuse often alleviates depression short-term while exacerbating it long term. Treating the depression makes treating the drug abuse more effective. <BR/>Isn't it better to light a candle than to blame the dark?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1166348655851233422006-12-17T03:44:00.000-06:002006-12-17T03:44:00.000-06:00You dont need a separate court, you just need lawy...You dont need a separate court, you just need lawyers and police officers with a little more compassion and better training and awareness of mental health issues. You also need a system that doesnt allow uncorroberated evidence: here if someone pleads guilty to a crime, there still has to be a body of evidence to support the plea, you cant convict someone just on what they say they did. <BR/><BR/>As for drugs being blamed on mental heath problems, its increasingly accepted here that the mental health problems were there BEFORE the drug use started, many addicts self-medicate with illegal drugs because of the fear of stigma surrounding mental illness or just because they dont know they have it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1166188745328660482006-12-15T07:19:00.000-06:002006-12-15T07:19:00.000-06:00800 pounder,Hey Brother you want to get the ball r...800 pounder,<BR/><BR/>Hey Brother you want to get the ball rolling? E-mail me at rustywhite20@hotmail.com , or contact our main office at www.leap.cc and we'll send you some material to give out at the next school board meeting. There are many links to information that proves the misinformation and these new policies of drug testing our kids is a failure and does more harm than good!<BR/><BR/>If you take away their fear, hype and lies they HAVE NOTHING TO STAND ON! How dare you try and bring truth, logic and common sense in to their PROPAGANDA PARADE, where did you think you were? This wasn't a event of higher learning, this was but another session in conditioning our young into subjugation through controlled information and LIES! At what may very well be the cost of our children’s lives! What was that old directive from one before us, “ God forgive them for they know NOT what they do “! Once you educate them with the truth, YOU TAKE AWAY THEIR “ EXCUSE “ FOR THEIR FEAR BASED AGENDAS!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1165984017498404912006-12-12T22:26:00.000-06:002006-12-12T22:26:00.000-06:00In Travis County, there is a Jail Diversion Commit...In Travis County, there is a Jail Diversion Committee that is working on various issues involving mentally ill defendants. So far they have been working on some funding/grants to explore the financial burden on the jails/courts from mentally ill defendants, Project Recovery for the repeat PI offenders, Mental Health dockets, outpatient competency restoration vs. other means to expedite restoration in jail, and more. Encouraging stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1165864368204001682006-12-11T13:12:00.000-06:002006-12-11T13:12:00.000-06:00I totally agree with your post, PL1.I totally agree with your post, PL1.John D. McLauchlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139882286711891724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1165861847791906182006-12-11T12:30:00.000-06:002006-12-11T12:30:00.000-06:00Along the lines of adequate representation, Dallas...Along the lines of adequate representation, Dallas (and now Austin) has a mental health public defender department. Here in Dallas it's only one attorney and two caseworkers. It could be much larger, of course.Mike Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111524970633256292noreply@blogger.com