teps forward and 5 steps back.” (Roleff).In as much as there are mentally ill people who need to be hospitalized and treated with the proper care to ensure healthy life, there are those who only want to live like normal people. Katie Flair, a mentally disturbed 13 year old, wants nothing more than to go to school with other kids her age who live normal lives. Her parents are currently fighting with all they have to ensure her acceptance in public school, dispite the school’s claim they have no teachers prepared to accommodate Katie. Her mother confidently states: “She will be fine in public school. If she continues in this special ed, she will become anonymous. You just don’t develop relationships there.” (Miller 5A).Mentally ill people are just people with different needs. They need to be assisted in a positive way, by people who care. Society needs to take into consideration the millions of people affected by mental disorders, and put a new foot forward in the quest for better care and perhaps someday, a cure. But, the best care can never be provided without public knowledge of the results of mental illness, and people working together to make a difference, because you never know who around you is affected....
