Monday, May 16, 2011

Mental Health Board holds public hearing

The McHenry County Mental Health Board, one of 56 in the State of Illinois, held a public hearing tonight at McHenry County College. The first hour was composed of reports given orally, and then the group adjourned to rounds of tables in the cafeteria to discuss specific topics, such as Substance Abuse-Children and -Adults, Mental Illness, Developmental Disability, etc.

A number of young adults and older students attended, many of whom are in the AmeriCorps program.

Lazy Cake? Ever hear of that? Until tonight, I had not. Kids can buy it right over the counter in at least one convenience store. Apparently, it can be eaten to get high, although it contains no illegal ingredients.

Check tomorrow's Town Crier (http://www.towncriercl.blogspot.com/) for what I expect will be a good recap of tonight's meeting. I'm not going to spend an hour writing it up. If you are interested in mental health in our County, you should have been there tonight to hear the big picture with your own ears. Basically, the demand for services is high; funds are drying up.

Remember Thursday's event in Emricson Park. 10:30AM. Rain or shine.

1 comment:

John Lovaas said...

Lazy Cakes contain valerian, rose hips, acai, goji, passion flower, and melatonin- all currently available at every drugstore and grocery store in town.

None of the ingredients are any more harmful than caffeine, and none of them get you "high"- unless someone is willing to support the idea that caffeine gets kids 'high', and that people under 18 should be prohibited from consuming caffeine.

It is unfortunate that such misinformation was presented at that meeting.