I learned about this mental health tragedy this morning, when I received a feed about a news article regarding the death of a young woman being cared for in the Connecticut mental health system. This is a HORRIBLE story — and our hearts go out to this family and the young woman’s friends and loved ones. This should have NEVER HAPPENED! But, sadly, it is not the first, and even more tragically, it will not be the last death or murder of a mentally vulnerable individual in the CT mental health care systems. Not unless we all start to band together to make the responsible parties accountable.
The other interesting part of this article is that the State of CT has immunity to certain types of lawsuits — as many states do in this country. This is a very important issue to be aware of — and it is really unfair, but it is reality.
This family has an online petition to stop CT from being able to continue to have immunity, so that their daughter did not die in vain. I urge you all to read the news article, then read the petition, and then sign the petition. This is one small way we can all help and honor the life of this family’s daughter.
Article location: Channel 8 News Article
Petition Location: Justice for Alexandria Desmond and Justice for all!
Thank you for taking the time to read this post, article, and petition. Commentary and responses to this horrible story are encouraged and welcome!
