Parental redemption. Nice provocative thought. I would hope redemption of self on the backs of sick people is not going to become the standard for treatment of mental illness. I also am quite sure it is not always parents who seek treatment for people. Not all children/ and or adult aged children have parents. The more provocative thought would be any person who hears suicidal talk could be drawn into that arena. In a way, it already is there, within the school system,(as one example) teachers can make quite a call to stir that pot.Human redemption might be the broader brush stroke on that statement. I certainly don't want to be redeemed so to speak in that forum. Forcing medication is a barbaric thought, and just another way to control the mind, of innocent people, yes, riding on the redemption bus of do-good, feel- good for one's self. A simple bumpersticker approach could be "keep America safe, drug em up and lock em up". No, I don't think it is parental redemption being sought in this arena, it is political redemption, which is hella more scary. I also do not place much credence for TAC posts that are not signed. When I see that, they lose me on anything they say. They are self-promoting, and have an agenda that needs to be stopped. The level of consciousness a person has within their innerselves can self heal. Sure we can be on medication and live a good life. Who says it has to be less. I feel that to suffer is the only way a human being can grow into who they truly want to be. Self taught, "CBT" is absolutely possible. Angst promotes growth, if one is looking to grow. "I'm a dreamer with nothing left to dream. Trying to tear a hole in the seam of reality."~(from "what a sight"/matchbook romance/Voices) What is real? the dream? or reality? or the reality of a dream?

"From a marketing perspective, it may be necessary to capitalize on the fear of violence to get the law passed." - D.J. Jaffe, 1993, launching a campaign that is now the TAC. ew.

Dawdy wrote:
"Two: I think TAC is opening a second front in its advocacy for outpatient commitment or forced medication or whatever you want to call it. I won't be surprised if I see something along these lines cropping up in their campaign soon enough: "Sometimes suicidal people duke it out with the cops. Or they climb out on bridges where officers must go. Or sometimes they have weapons and the police must shoot them. People like this need our help. We must pass new laws so that any parent of a child or adult child can force their offspring into treatment if they say anything remotely suicidal-sounding. We only want to help."

Exactly what he is telling people in person at speaking events. He's on the campaign trail already, and the people are listening to him, and finding him to be a compassionate advocate.
Who's going to stop this train? Is anyone else afraid their mental health is going to be government owned and ran?