I understand how you feel. When they do help. it's only to get you hooked on their drugs. And when you can't afford those drugs and trying and get off them, you end up worse than when you started, and so many end up homeless because of it. But don't give up hope. There are those that do understand, even if it's just us fellow mental health people and our closest family members. Keep your head up, a lot of us are here for each other.

I understand how you feel. You're not alone, even if at times it may seem that way. This online community seems pretty genuine. At the very least, you have here to post to relate with others.
I'm sorry you're going through a hard time right now. I know I've been there before.

Are you handing out implements of suicide to go with your honesty in your radical new program?

Healing hopes for all. No exceptions.

Continued support while you sort, CC.

I understand what you are going through and how u feel. I felt and still feel the same way about how people think and feel around us. No one really cares enough to do something about it. Those who do care do their best and it's not enough. The one thing that I know about this site is we can all listen. You can vent share talk about everything here. The safe place. Sending thoughts and support.

Il be at risk of sounding harsh in this reply but i mean well.

I understand your upset and it is sadening and shocking but u need to move on to find the next place u can volunteer. I know u have ALOT of passion for this. There must be other mental health places to volunteer? But unfortantly u may see the same sort of thing. Its horrible but its like that all over the world.
You cant keep kicking yourself down like this, ul end up very very ill. You need to look what the next oppourtunty is. Its not in your power to change how it runs so u need to try accept it im afraid even if it is totally shitty.
I hope ur able to find a new oppourtunity soon and still have that passion for the new thing.
Hugs.

I care and I understand how you feel. I'm here for you.

Big squishy hug and a blessing..... I hope you'll find another place that you'd like to spend time volunteering as well sweetie.....xo

Yeah, don't give up on volunteering, CC, you do good and it does you good.

It looks like i will be facilating a class in the fall. I have found another place to volunteer paperwork us in. They are aware I am being fired and why and much to my surpris

One of there directors was fired from the support line as well. Plus their funing got cut by the monster group.

The general public just does not care. No onextra cares about the people calling in. Nothe even the group that says they do. They especially don'the care. They are in it for the money and status. Empire building...big raises etc.

I am sad the.people who are supposed to be advocating and helping those with mental health are no doing it. I am sick they get paid to sleep etc mean time the phone rings.

I fell bad for people who are being let down by yet another empty promise that thus will make mental health care better.

Personally, I don't think they understand us so we kind of get shoved under the carpet or avoided as being totally whacked. Research is way underfunded. We just get shoved to the side.

I just finished reading a really sad article. A family in Canada has 2 girls, 16 and 14. The 16 year old has cancer, and the 14 year old has major depression. The parents actually said out of the 2 illnesses they would rather have both kids with cancer because the one with cancer is getting care and will get better. The 14 year old they are fighting for a spot for her in and in treatment facility to help her with her depression. They are afraid she will die before she gets help. They are now looking at out of province solutions. How bad is it that parents are saying they would rather have both kids with cancer! So sad.

I have been giving this a lot of thought and I think the way to fix the crisis in mental health is to start teaching CBT/DBT skills in schools, at a very young age and build those coping skills as the student grows. This would give them a good toolbox to draw from. It would be a natural thing since it had been taught to them from a young age. This in turn would reduce the mental health crisis eventually.

For the crisis right now, I believe that micro enterprises are a good solution for a lot of people. People with mental illness have had their confidence, self-worth and self-esteem stomped on and torn up into little pieces. By providing work for individuals with mental health issues we can start to rebuild or build these back up. It gives a sense of purpose and a reason to get up and live. We must also show them how to relax, how to live life. People need to belong and feel they belong and are useful. The micro enterprise must be setup so that therapy is available on site to help them cope with situations that come up.

In addition we need to introduce hobbies to those with mental illness. We need to get them involved with activities they enjoy, photography, painting, hiking, skiing etc. Things that they can use to relax.

I don't believe telling someone about these things is as good as actually putting them to use in a daily situation.

Lastly, we need a health care team. Medical doctor to rule out other medical conditions such as thyroid; Social worker to help find resources, a peer supporter to help get us out and connect hobbies; a psychologies to talk with and gain skills to cope, a psychiatrist for meds and to oversee the whole thing. Their also needs to be group work with others to develop interpersonal skills as well. Lastly and educational component needs to be in place.

Just my 2 cents.. Thank you for the support all. I feel the love and caring here, even when the rest of the world is cold, mean and unsupportive.