CosmicHerald

e things: We need more transparency. It's absurd that a mom can't get info about her dead son. We need more money. They cut $100m in just a few years -- which means there are fewer workers around to keep watch. We need a clear standard. It's always been nuts to us that Florida doesn't tell its hospitals how many people need to be on duty at any one time. Which means that orderlies are left alone with 15 or more dangerous mental patients. It's a recipe for disaster.

What we need is national standard of worker to patient ratio. Fuck this state by state bullshit. There are nursing compacts that let a licensed individual work with out difficulty in something like 32 states in the US. Each state has a different set of nurse practice requirements. We need a national standard of care.

Is there any link at all the the overwhelming presence of Scientologists in Florida and the decline of mental health?

Fair point totally loaded. I guess I would not be surprised if some where along the way there was a bit of truth to it though.