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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 149764" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>What a wonderful and scary thing at the same time! I mean, it's wonderful that he loves the place and that they are so able to keep a tight rein on him. Maybe it's different in Canada than it is here, but if he were here, that tight rein would be gone way too soon, and there would be no opportunities for him when he got older - they'd just let him go without any preparation for the real world.</p><p></p><p>What I am hearing from you and from Carolanne, it seems like your mental health system is so different there than it is here. With our election coming up, health care is a hot topic, and I don't know who to believe or what is right, but obviously, <em>some</em> things work better there than here. Can you tell me how comfortable you are (or aren't) with opportunities for growth for your son within the system? Will the place he is at now try to work with him on becoming more independent? Or will that happen in a transitional situation to a different program? Do you have confidence that he will move to an appropriate place when he is ready to move on, or do you worry that they will be done with being able to help him where he is and just shove him out the door (like they would here...)?</p><p></p><p>I hope you don't mind my asking for such details and specifics, but I am really curious as to how people in other parts of the world (you're so far away!) deal with the changing needs of their child's mental health issues.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 149764, member: 99"] What a wonderful and scary thing at the same time! I mean, it's wonderful that he loves the place and that they are so able to keep a tight rein on him. Maybe it's different in Canada than it is here, but if he were here, that tight rein would be gone way too soon, and there would be no opportunities for him when he got older - they'd just let him go without any preparation for the real world. What I am hearing from you and from Carolanne, it seems like your mental health system is so different there than it is here. With our election coming up, health care is a hot topic, and I don't know who to believe or what is right, but obviously, [i]some[/i] things work better there than here. Can you tell me how comfortable you are (or aren't) with opportunities for growth for your son within the system? Will the place he is at now try to work with him on becoming more independent? Or will that happen in a transitional situation to a different program? Do you have confidence that he will move to an appropriate place when he is ready to move on, or do you worry that they will be done with being able to help him where he is and just shove him out the door (like they would here...)? I hope you don't mind my asking for such details and specifics, but I am really curious as to how people in other parts of the world (you're so far away!) deal with the changing needs of their child's mental health issues. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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