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Originally Posted by Okiebug61
We need to work on strengthening our mental health system. It's quite obvious to me that this person appeard to be mentally ill. It's sad the number of people that do not get treatment due to know one caring, the lack of services available or far worse the denial of family members because they are embarassed that someone they love has a mental illness and they try to keep it a secret and refuse to seek help. I can't believe his mother did not see there was something wrong with her own kid.
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I recommend this article...
http://thebluereview.org/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother/
To help understand a bit of parent perspective when it comes to seeking help for a mentally ill child.
To me it is wrong to speculate/shame/question the mother's actions. What happens inside families is hardly ever so simple as "did not see" or "denial".
I was in college at the time of the Thurston High school shooting (Springfield Oregon 1998) and taking a class from with a family services professor. The professor and community services leader in the area was asked the week before the shooting by the father for help. On a plane ride once he found out who the man was sitting next to him the father asked for help. He was searching everywhere and not finding help for his son. He was willing to bare it to a stranger on a plane for a helping hand.