Mentally ill ignored: report


	Mentally ill ignored: report

tabsey

11-13-2007 9:45 AM

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tabsey says:

People who read know this; why not the politicians? It appears to be the same everywhere. And it can't be thrown away as drug related. For example, depression is doing great harm to our farmers as they battle the drought.

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11-13-2007 11:34 PM

kkcapricorn

The politicians know; they just don't care.

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