Page 4 August 15, 2013 One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion By Gerry Chong there ain’t no treatment, so the entire argument A New Attitude Towards Mental Healthabout death panels for old folks is moot.“Yo, America, I’m here in the heart of civilized Detroit, bringing you a review of this Ahhh, let’s see what else the government By Cristian Vasquez Teaching kids and teenagers that suffering from week’s news… just a’lounging in the warm is up to. Moments before adjourning for their The introduction of Senate Bill 330 by State a mental disorder does not make the patient summer sun, sitting on a large rock that used August vacation, Congress exempted itself and Senator Alex Padilla is a reminder of the urgency a bad person is the first step in helping the to be a part of the wall of an art museum. 11,000 staffers from Obamacare. Now, this is a with which we as a society need to look at the person afflicted by the condition. Patients with Unfortunately the art was stolen, the windows little awkward since a central part of Obama’s issue of mental health through a more academic mental illnesses or disorders are reluctant to were smashed and the building set afire--but sales pitch was that lawmakers and their aides lens. Currently there is no active process for reveal details of about their struggles because the rock is intact. I’ve stacked newspapers from would be subject to the same law as their lowly reviewing any types of frameworks toward they don’t want to be mocked or shunned. adopting instructional materials on mental When this occurs, the conditions for the person “Pew Research Center says 36 percent of millenials (those between 18-31) now health. These efforts have been suspended since afflicted become worse because they are live at home with their parents. That’s a record 21.6 million young’uns sponging July 28, 2009. Furthermore, the State Board being marginalized, thus limiting their ability off mom and dad–the highest percentage in 40 years.” of Education (SBE) is specifically prohibited to socialize and try to lead a normal life. from reviewing any frameworks and adopting In 2010, when the Lakers beat the Celtics in around the country at my feet so I could read subjects. Evidently the lawmakers finally read any instructional materials until the 2015-16 game seven of the NBA Finals, then Lakers’ the leading headlines to you, keeping y’all the law and concluded, “It’s not for me.” school year. This bill requires that the next small/power forward Ron Artest gave one of informed. F’rinstance: Yippee and Hallelujah--the press says we’re revision of the health curriculum should include the most interesting postgame interviews I Pew Research Center says 36 percent of in a job boom. Did you know that? In July, a distinct category on mental health instruction. have ever seen. After saying hello to his old millenials (those between 18-31) now live at there were 266,000 jobs created. Unfortunately, As a society, we continue to struggle with neighborhood, wife and kids, Artest thanked home with their parents. That’s a record 21.6 174,000 were part-time jobs and only 92,000 understanding mental health issues for a wide his psychiatrist. The NBA star, from the biggest million young’uns sponging off mom and dad- were full-time jobs. Of all those jobs created, range of reasons--the most significant being the stage he had ever set foot on, told the world -the highest percentage in 40 years. 50 percent were low-paying jobs. stigma that exists for people suffering from that he was afflicted by a mental disorder. But hell, Pew didn’t do enough research. For the first seven months of the year, there mental issues and disorders. It is tragic that Artest admitted that his doctor was crucial in They didn’t tell us how many of the parents are were 953,000 jobs created, of which 77 percent because we don’t fully understand the effects helping him “relax a lot”--and based on his living with their parents. Bet the old grannies were part-time. So what does this mean? It of mental conditions on people and the many performance that night, he wasn’t lying. The and gramps are grumbling about supporting means the income for the average American conditions that do exist, that we, as a society, admission from an NBA star, known for one of another generation. household is falling, and the length of the work have the tendency to lump all patients with the ugliest fights in NBA history, that he had According to the Centers for Medicare and week is collapsing, even as the President says mental disorders into the “crazy” category. a mental disorder brought the issue national Medicaid Services, between 2009 and 2012, the our economy is growing. These people are not crazy--they are ill and attention. Unfortunately in our social media number of doctors abandoning Medicare has There’s a lot of irony in the news too. The need care in a variety of forms. Unfortunately world, these issues are trendy for a while and tripled. That statistic is layered on top of the Administration formed a Call Center to inform for many years, these patients have being then quickly forgotten. 60 percent of all physicians considering opting Americans of the benefits of Obamacare. In stigmatized mainly because most people are Hopefully Senate Bill 330 and Senator out of the medical profession entirely! Let’s Contra Costa County, 7,000 people applied for not educated about the issue. Padilla’s efforts bring the issue back via think about what that means: First everyone 204 jobs but were disappointed to learn the Not having a curriculum available to explain to an academic approach so that more people with will have trouble finding a doctor--especially if jobs were part-time with no health benefits. students in the K-12 system what some of these mental disorders can seek the help to relax them, you’re a senior. That’s good news for Obamacare Figures, doesn’t it? mental disorders are, how they affect people without any of the stigma. If Ron Artest could because the government won’t need the IPAB So Detroiters, keep your chins up. We’re not and what the patient must go through will only overcome his issues, then so through a proper panel to determine which treatments seniors unique here in the Motor City. We’re just ahead delay the process of making the general public academic framework can society overcome its may receive. After all, if there ain’t no doctors, of the rest of the country. Keep on truckin’. • more aware and accepting of afflicted individuals. issues with mental disorders. • A Bank for Go-Getters Our banking relationship with Bank of Manhattan allowed us to turn a fun en- trepreneurial idea into an eco-friendly reality. We Bank Manhattan. -Eric & Andrea Busch Electric Bikes LA 888.657.6523 | www.bankofmanhattan.com South Bay . Glendale . Pasadena . 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