Bill, thank you for your acknowledgement of struggle. Its like loosing another son all over again....and I blame the health system. I have tried so hard to do so much with the bureaucracy at CAMH...the layers and layers of research over research has failed us all. A lot of it is just fluff and our government is throwing money at it not knowing what to do.
I met with Minister Lalonde this past Thursday in her office in downtown Toronto. Her senior policy director and policing policy official was with her. I presented the issues our Affected Families of Police Homicide want included into the Safer Ontarios' Bill 175 should include.
One was trauma supports for AFPH and second was police training. This is where the conversation was shifted to the mental health care system.For all it has not done to all it still does not provide. My experience had us all teared up. I made an impact....
At that point I found it perfect to ask for a meeting with the Minister of Health Deb Matthews...to discuss my solutions to a far reaching issue that really needs access to care more than any other puffery. I look forward to that meeting and all that my losses have been EVIDENCE for CAMH and all agencies to stop spending money on more research and put money into CARE ACCESS when one is desparately seeking it all over the province!
I have also requested a meeting with Premier Kathleen Wynne.
My meetings with top policy advisor's and decision makers will push for access...and police are pushing for it too.
Not enough has been done for simply....access to care...this. is. critical.