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Parents plead for easier route to help mentally ill kids

"It shouldn’t take horrible things for people to get the help they need."

Starting at age 7, Teddy Shuman would transform at a moment’s notice from a sweet-natured boy who struggled with developmental disabilities to a child driven by uncontrollable rages.

He would hit, kick, bite and scratch in episodes that sometimes lasted for hours, leaving him and his parents exhausted.

No one — least of all Teddy — understood what triggered his outbursts. But by early adolescence, he knew when one was coming on.

Krista Ramsey

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/24/mental-health-violent-outbursts/1789147/

Disability Rights Montana – The Mission of Disability Rights Montana is to protect and advocate for the human, legal, and civil rights of Montanans with disabilities while advancing dignity, equality, and self-determination. http://www.disabilityrightsmt.org/janda/

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