I guess I was very naive to think that all the people involved in this situation who had worked so hard to affect needed change for our son had actually accomplished their goals. It hasn’t worked so far. Now, I had to write the 5th letter to the Governor and others in the [...]
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5th Letter to Governor Rell and Others in Power in Connecticut
Posted in Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar News in Connecticut, Individuals, Legal Issues, Mental Health Providers, Parents, State of Connecticut Government, mental health advocacy, mental health in CT, tagged Attorney General Blumenthal, Commissioner Thomas Kirk, Dr. Ken Marcus, Gary Waterhouse, Governor Rell, James McGaughey, Jeffrey Walter, Kate Mattias, KUHN, neuro-psych assessment, non-compliance with medications, Patient Rights, Patricia Droney. Darryl Perch, psychiatric assessment, Representative Mary Fritz, Representative Mary Mushinsky, Rushford Behavioral Center, Sally Zanger, Senator Len Fasano, Senator Prague, The Corner House, Treatment Plan on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Letter to the Assistants of Senator Christopher Dodd, Senator Len Fasano, and Representative Mary Fritz
Posted in Bipolar Disorder, General & Miscellaneous, Individuals, Mental Health Providers, Parents, State of Connecticut Government, mental health advocacy, mental health in CT, tagged ASsisted Living, Benefits, Caseworker, DSS, Exorbitant Oil Prices, Food Stamps, Representative Mary Fritz, Rushford Behavioral Center, Senator Christopher Dodd, Senator Len Fasano, SSI, Supportive Housing, Title 19, Young Adult Services Program on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a letter I wrote today to the assistants of Senators Dodd and Fasano and Representative Mary Fritz. These women are FANTASTIC advocates and have been extremely helpful to me and my family while we navigate the murky waters of the mental health system in CT and at the Federal level for SSI. [...]
Hopes Dashed Once Again!
Posted in Bipolar Disorder, General & Miscellaneous, Individuals, Legal Issues, Mental Health Providers, Parents, mental health advocacy, mental health in CT, tagged going home, Jeffrey Walter, prescriptions, Rushford Behavioral Center, Sally Zanger on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I called our son’s Case Worker at Rushford Behavioral Center today to share the great news of us going home, and while she was very excited and happy, there were a few things she had to check on. This is what I told her I would like to have done before we get home, [...]
1st Letter to Governor, Attorney General, DMHAS Staff, and Others: August 6, 2007
Posted in Individuals, Legal Issues, Mental Health Providers, Parents, State of Connecticut Government, tagged Alfred Adinolfi, Attorney General Blumenthal, Bipolar Illness, Britni Wright, DMHAS, Dr. Jon Pedro, Gary Waterhouse, Governor Rell, Hannah Carlson, James McGaughey, Jeffrey Walter, Kate Mattias, Learning Center of Cromwell, Len Fasano, Marc Galluci, Mary Fritz, Mary Mushinsky, Neuro-psychological Assessment, Rushford Behavioral Center, Thomas Kirk, Vincent Candelora on October 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is the 1st actual letter I sent to many government officials, advocates, and others in CT recently to try and appeal for help for our son. The email addresses have been left in tact, but some names have been changed for privacy reasons:
“From: XXXXXXXX <XXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXX>
Date: August 6, 2007 5:02:33 PM EDT
To: Governor Jodi [...]
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