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YourhandMyAss -> RE: why would mental health services make people calling for help wait up untill 2 days to evaluate? (1/16/2009 8:58:43 AM)
No, it's not insurance, I know, but if he could afford insurance from his work, this business about not being able to afford his mental health care issues, would be a non issue:) quote: ORIGINAL: CalifChick It's not insurance they're referring to, it's called an EAP (Employee Assistance Program). The employer pays for it, and they'll often give 3 to 7 psychotherapy sessions at no cost to the patient. Sometimes, but not always, they will not give an authorization for it unless it is a problem that can be helped within those 3-7 sessions (meaning, he has to have a problem that he wants help with, a family issue, sudden depression, death in family, etc.). But it doesn't hurt to ask. Cali

devotedinSD -> RE: why would mental health services make people calling for help wait up untill 2 days to evaluate? (1/16/2009 2:03:28 PM)
I am so sorry he has to wait, that's truly upsetting. Of course, it could be worse...but it always could be worse somehow and I don't believe someone else's misery sort of levels yours out. Good luck, unfortunately I don't have any good advice.

YourhandMyAss -> RE: why would mental health services make people calling for help wait up untill 2 days to evaluate? (1/16/2009 4:14:20 PM)
Yeah, it could be worse, we could of been calling 911 to come cart him away, because he was going to harm himself, and not a county health line to get information on help. quote: ORIGINAL: devotedinSD I am so sorry he has to wait, that's truly upsetting. Of course, it could be worse...but it always could be worse somehow and I don't believe someone else's misery sort of levels yours out. Good luck, unfortunately I don't have any good advice.

dosomethingtome -> RE: why would mental health services make people calling for help wait up untill 2 days to evaluate? (1/24/2009 1:54:22 AM)
If you can get an assessment within 48 hours after callling for help you are lucky. My wife is the Director of Mental Health Services for our county. She works out of the county mental health clinic. I can tell you why in your county folks can't get it right away. Lack of funding and the unwillingness of insurance companys to pay for mental health services makes it impossible for our clinic to hire enough therapists to care for all of the people with mental illness. Caseloads are so high now that the therapists only feel burned out instead of helping people. No service can take on more clients when there is no one to serve them, therefore a waiting time exists...unfortunately. We are the richest nation in the world with some of the poorest mental treatment services. It's not the providers, it's the lack of social concern and the godforsaken and unregulated health insurance companies.

DavanKael -> RE: why would mental health services make people calling for help wait up untill 2 days to evaluate? (1/25/2009 10:11:38 PM)
Gotta love the budget crunches and funding issues that are pervading just about every area of society. I am guessing that this is a large portion of the issue that the person you're noting encountered. If it's a life and death emergency, 911 is the number to call, there are also crisis hotlines (Google your local ones), and you can call local psych facilities and/or outpatient mental health practices for assistance and/or referrals. Davan

PerversePrincess -> RE: why would mental health services make people calling for help wait up untill 2 days to evaluate? (2/2/2009 1:56:13 AM)
I would like to make a comment that I feel is, at the least, relatively valid given the circumstances. If this person is placing ten percent of his income in a 401k, yet claiming that he cannot afford the additional cost for his employer's health insurance, I personally would advise him to reevaluate his priorities. Maintaining health, be it mental or physical, is paramount. I doubt his contributions to this 401k will do anyone any good if he dies before he is able to retire. Plan for the future, yes, but ensure you will have a future first.

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