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This has to change. Go read more of what he has to say, I think for many of you it will seem familiar, but maybe provide some hope that we are not alone in seeing it.
Now if we can just find enough of us to care enough to fix it. We should all want to, mental health issues will happen to someone we all know and care about, eventually. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to offer a system that does not involve homelessness and prison time for far too many?
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@SurvivorNetwork Those who’ve suffered at the hands of their parents, God bless the children. @EliseMcGhee-Thirty Years of Silence-Kindle
Andrea Sutherland liked this on Facebook.
I thank you for the link to my blog article Sibling Abuse – An Epidemic. I am sorry that I am just now getting around to saying thank you. I have definitely gotten behind in my emails and keeping up with reading those blogs that I follow. I do appreciate the work that you do here.
You’re very welcome! No worries on the delay, we all have offline lives that keep us busy, busy! Thank you for the kind words, and keep up the good work!