Comments on: NC Budget Cut Crisis – Shelley’s Story http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/06/08/nc-budget-cut-crisis-shelleys-story/ If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. — Samuel Adams Wed, 23 May 2012 15:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mary Mack http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/06/08/nc-budget-cut-crisis-shelleys-story/comment-page-1/#comment-31146 Mary Mack Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:52:34 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=8209#comment-31146 These stories and many more related to child mental health are more and more common. If the budget cuts happen as they have recently been proposed, services will go away and the children and families that cannot speak out for themselves with be left without needed services that have already been cut drastically over the past year. We have to make sure that the children are taken care of and have what they need to live. We have to keep talking about this to others, state officials and mental health professionals. State officials are not mentla health professionals and they have no idea how drastically their decisions to cut needed services, will have on children and families who need them. These stories and many more related to child mental health are more and more common. If the budget cuts happen as they have recently been proposed, services will go away and the children and families that cannot speak out for themselves with be left without needed services that have already been cut drastically over the past year. We have to make sure that the children are taken care of and have what they need to live. We have to keep talking about this to others, state officials and mental health professionals. State officials are not mentla health professionals and they have no idea how drastically their decisions to cut needed services, will have on children and families who need them.

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]]> By: Matt Howard http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/06/08/nc-budget-cut-crisis-shelleys-story/comment-page-1/#comment-31109 Matt Howard Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:45:38 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=8209#comment-31109 Wow this is painful to read. I recall years ago as a kid I met some friends of my dad who had an adult child with down syndrome. They were worried about what would happen to him when they were gone. I think is was my first experience with palpable adult fear. I dont know how that one turned out. Wow this is painful to read.
I recall years ago as a kid I met some friends of my dad who had an adult child with down syndrome. They were worried about what would happen to him when they were gone. I think is was my first experience with palpable adult fear. I dont know how that one turned out.

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]]> By: Anna Hall http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2009/06/08/nc-budget-cut-crisis-shelleys-story/comment-page-1/#comment-31091 Anna Hall Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:02:18 +0000 http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=8209#comment-31091 I understand what this lady is saying. We have to speak out to whoever will listen, because if we don't, these children will end up instituionlized or worse, they will never progress any futher than they are right now. With these programs, children have a chance of leading somewhat normal lives and without these services, they have very little chance at all. Most families can not afford all these service themselves. What do the politicians want our children to do when they no longer have these services. They have few options. Come on people, it is time we made the lawmakers accountable for their actions. What would they do if we sent them the bill for these children and let them see what it is like to pay for this very needed service. I understand what this lady is saying. We have to speak out to whoever will listen, because if we don’t, these children will end up instituionlized or worse, they will never progress any futher than they are right now. With these programs, children have a chance of leading somewhat normal lives and without these services, they have very little chance at all. Most families can not afford all these service themselves. What do the politicians want our children to do when they no longer have these services. They have few options. Come on people, it is time we made the lawmakers accountable for their actions. What would they do if we sent them the bill for these children and let them see what it is like to pay for this very needed service.

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