ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

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people who themselves or whose families knew they were losing it and sought help, only to be turned away for lack of openings/beds in the too-few facilities. Some of them had succeeded in getting admitted at some point, only to have doctors write them a prescription and release them back into society shortly thereafter.

This comment made me recall the lawmaker whose son shot him in Virginia, I think it was. He tried very hard to get some help for his kid and was turned away.

That was a sad case. I'm not glad that Senator Creigh Deeds' son is dead. I'm glad he didn't succeed in killing his dad before he killed himself though.

Since the incident two years ago, Creigh Deeds has been working on legislation to improve the emergency mental health system.

Deeds believes the hospital should not have let his son walk out the door after calling only one in-patient facility and being told there were no beds available and holds the hospital officials largely responsible for his son's death.