To: The Florida State House, The Florida State Senate, and Governor Ron DeSantis

PROTECTING THE MENTALLY ILL

Our loved ones, and mentally ill persons are Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents, Siblings, Children and Spouses to us. Mental Illness attacks persons of all origin, religion, age, sex, and financial status. They are victims to their illness and continually are victimized by those who are to help them and protect them. The system finds it easier to hold them, the mentally ill responsible for themselves when havic strikes. But the system (Dept of Children & Families, AHCA, DOH) turn away and cover-up the faults of the Doctors who take oaths to protect these fragile and disabled individuals. These agencies that are in place to protect these individuals look at the dollars they get from the government before they look at the well-being of your loved one. WE NEED TO HOLD THESE ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE for their Abuse and Negligence. Please allow this petition to send a message to our Government that "Mentally Ill persons are People too".... and they are Loved.... <3

Why is this important?

Stop protecting the Doctor's, Hospital Administrators, Medical Staff, CareGivers to the Mentally Ill. These Professions need to be held ACCOUNTABLE for their actions and non-actions when attending to the Mentally Ill. A Mentally Ill person does not have their total faculties to make appropriate decisions for themselves and when they are in the care of others - The OTHERS need to be held ACCOUNTABLE for the care of or lack of care of and not be protected by the system making the Victim be victimized twice; one by their illness the other by the system!

"Follow-Up" Feature on WSVN-7, aired 1/5/2011 >

http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/investigations/MI90716/

News Article by Sun-Sentinel News >

http://southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-hk-baker-act-death-20101204,0,325097.story

"Initial" Feature on WSVN-7 end of 2010.

http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/investigations/MI90053/