So lets see here...........I dont wanna go into a diatribe about similarities or oh i can relate but i wnat you all to be aware of something taking place that ive been paying attention to where i just moved. I live in burlington vermont, moved from canada(nova scotia) and i gotta vent my concerns here hoping that someone will read this and give me there insight, i wanna make sure im seeing/reading things correctly,(at times stress has me see things askew) my cousin is SEVERELY mentally ill(bi-polar,ptsd and schizophrenia) he has to go to a place named the howard center....
http://howardcenter.org/home recently T has been having issues with housing, staying on medications. However beyond this has been a huge red flag ive noticed that im hoping to get some advice on. most recently they have develpoed a heroin clinic on the opposite side of the mental health clinic, not only has my cousin lost two doctors and 3 casemanagers in the last 6-12 months but i am seeing a strong energy/monies being drawn to the heroin clinic while they turn a blind eye to there mentally ill patients. I could give several examples of this but wont unless asked to. It's a regualr thing now to see once stable mental patients wandering the streets here homeless,unmedicated, wandering aimlessly, with nothing, noone to help them. Every year here we have folks die outside because our winters are so harsh. What can i do to help this situation? I have tried several times to get someone at the mental health clinic to help/respond, NOTHING. not even a phone call back! It disturbs me to see so many folks in need just left to wander or worse hurt themselves. Why i wonder do they turn a blind eye to mental health patients but cater like crazy to opiate addicts>/?? I mean they give medicaid cab rides in this state to these folks so they can "get there doses"! this made me vomit. So you can be a menatlly ill patient and you need to help yourself, but become a heroin addict and we got help/housing/life skills training etc for you! Talk about sending a mixed message huh?>