You are so right poo ac, There are so many "systems" that need work in our country...mental health, and juvenile "justice" being two of them. I can't tell you the number of calls we used to get in the middle of the night when my husband was the chief probation officer here, to call emergency services to "rescue" some child who was in imminent danger from their parent, or caregiver only to have them returned in the following days.

If a tragedy happens, be it a suicide, homicide, or terrible "accident", there will be a long follow up article in the paper about the circumstances that led up to it but nothing ever changes

I hear your frustration and share your anger.