<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2117852/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Jack Wood shares his son Jonathan's journey through Florida's mental health system, revealing how management failure rather than lack of resources creates catastrophic outcomes for those with severe mental illnesses.<br><br>• Jonathan's early life included kidney disorder requiring powerful medications including cancer drugs<br>• At 18, Jonathan developed schizophrenia with fixed delusions about having $10 billion from his blood plasma<br>• Community treatment teams refused hospitalization despite clear deterioration and self-harm<br>• After assaulting his father during psychosis, Jonathan entered a cycle of jail and inadequate hospital care<br>• Florida's mental health system operates in silos with facilities prioritizing administrative goals over patient outcomes<br>• Current system puts 60% of mentally ill people in jails rather than treatment facilities<br>• Jack proposes a pilot program where a governor-appointed team coordinates care across all agencies<br>• The solution requires breaking down bureaucratic barriers between law enforcement, courts, and healthcare<br>• Like "a football team without a coach," mental health services need central coordination to function effectively<br>• Jack advocates approaching governors and state leadership as they oversee all aspects of mental healthcare<br><br>If you know anyone that would like to tell us their story, send them to TonyMantor.com Contact so they can give us their information to potentially become a guest on our show.<br><br><br></p><p>https://tonymantor.com<br>https://Facebook.com/tonymantor<br>https://instagram.com/tonymantor<br>https://twitter.com/tonymantor<br>https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic<br>intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild<br>Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI)</p>