Overwhelmed with the mental health care system. Shortly after I became a Licensed psychiatric technician my youngest son, Justin was diagnosed with schizophrenia. My son has been through hell and back not to mention myself. I have been employed at the local, county and state level as a psychiatric technician and am so very frustrated with the system. One day I was working and a fellow worker and I were discussing the mental health system. He expressed that more institutions are needed. I was astonished with his remark. I replied back to him, “you have got to be kidding” In this being my profession and a mother with a child who has a mental illness have seen it all. I am devastated in all the pitfalls and setbacks that I and my son have endured. My heart goes out to the mentally ill and to the ones who have to do it on their own or should I say through the system. Now i know why mental illness is out of control. I would love to give congress a earful, maybe then they would listen. Thanks for listening!!