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Reshared from Kelly Alioth Drinkwater
Mar. 13th, 2013 11:33 amhttp://beinsane.weebly.com/1/post/2013/03/-i-may-have-a-mental-illness-but-i-am-not-a-convict.html
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Last week, the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of theÂ
House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA), convened a forum with parents, doctors, and service providers to discuss reforming mental health law and policy for people with severe mental illness after the Newtown tragedy. Noticeably absent from the conversation: people like me, people living with a mental illness.
When Representative Murphy appeared on CSPAN I called the show to find out why people with mental illness were not invited to testify. His response: âI am not going to bring a convicted felon out of prison to talk [â¦] I am not going to do that here that is a dangerous situationâ.Â
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h/t +Ian Smith . Nothing about us without us.
Representative Murphy I am not a convict!
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Last week, the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of theÂ
House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA), convened a forum with parents, doctors, and service providers to discuss reforming mental health law and policy for people with severe mental illness after the Newtown tragedy. Noticeably absent from the conversation: people like me, people living with a mental illness.
When Representative Murphy appeared on CSPAN I called the show to find out why people with mental illness were not invited to testify. His response: âI am not going to bring a convicted felon out of prison to talk [â¦] I am not going to do that here that is a dangerous situationâ.Â
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h/t +Ian Smith . Nothing about us without us.
Representative Murphy I am not a convict!
