Marvin Ross is a writer and publisher specializing in mental illness and the author of the blog Mind You, which he has written along with colleague Dr. David Laing Dawson.
I had hoped my wife would get timely and dignified care like I'd received in the past. She did not. Was her care an anomaly or is it the way of the future? I don't know but I sure as hell hope it is not the future.
Solutions to the mental health and homelessness crises are not easy. It will take years to improve it. But if we want to call ourselves a civilized compassionate country, we have to do it.