<p>Glad that John Meis is being remembered for his heroism. He really helped minimize the violence that could otherwise have resulted. Thanks for sharing that.</p>
<p>Yes, the pendulum has swung very far toward individual rights of mentally ill people, that they are free to do out in the community unless there is a showing of eminent harm to themselves and/or others. This is regardless of if they call in or someone else tries to call in about them. Our mental health system in the US is in shambles and not much that I read about is being done to improve things, sadly. It is woefully underfunded and fragmented. Our state has clubhouses where mentally ill and caregivers they can meet in the community, as well as some outpatient visits, but am not sure what more exists for them. Prevention and treatment is surely much less heartache but getting funding for it is a major sticking point.</p>