Todd Pultz

So it's really a fucked up scenario, man, honestly, with mental health because the funding's not out there.

So it's really a fucked up scenario, man, honestly, with mental health because the funding's not out there.

The resources are out there are not great.

The resources are out there are not great.

I mean, we've had mental health clients in our group homes that,

I mean, we've had mental health clients in our group homes that,

They come up and they walk away from the home one night and they're out and they're going to kill themselves or they're threatening staff.

they come up and they walk away from the home one night and they're out and they're going to kill themselves or they're threatening staff.

And trying to get a hold of their caseworker at night or on the weekend is impossible.

And trying to get a hold of their caseworker at night or on the weekend is impossible.

My wife's been up many nights, midnight, two, three in the morning, driving out to pick somebody up that ended up at...

My wife's been up many nights, midnight, two, three in the morning, driving out to pick somebody up that ended up at a hotel down the road or something that ran away from the group home, not able to get a caseworker on the phone, not able to get any assistance.

a hotel down the road or something that ran away from the group home, not able to get a caseworker on the phone, not able to get any assistance.

And, you know, we had one several months ago that was threatening staff, was going to assault them, was going to hurt themselves.

And we had one several months ago that

was threatening staff was going to assault them, was going to hurt themselves.

And three or four times in the week, we had to call the ambulance, take them to the hospital.

And three or four times in the week, we had to call the ambulance, take them to the hospital.

And literally within six or eight hours, the hospital staff says, nah, they're just kidding.

And literally within six or eight hours, the hospital staff says, man, now they're just kidding.