Comments on: The Evolution of CASA volunteering

By: Sandra Clay

Sandra Clay — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:48:54 +0000

Forgiveness of self is one of the most healing therapies one can have. This post resembles the many I have witnessed in my career as a registered nurse. As MIS mentioned, prevention is the key. The key to prevention is education. Thanks for doing what you can to educate. I like this forum for discussion. I am working tonight on the children’s unit at the local psychiatric hospital here in my homestate of West Virginia. It is a short term treatment center. There are no long-term treatment facilities here in WV. Our children are sent out of state for long-term care – a fact that breaks my heart.

By: mis

mis — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:04:08 +0000

This is a great thing that you are doing. I come from a very dysfunctional family. We were put to work at a young age in a sweat shop by our own parents. My sister and I don’t recall ever having a single toy throughout our whole childhood. We were never tucked in bed and kissed in the cheek, told good night or I love you. Never walked to school, taken to the hospital, never a single parent teacher meeting, parents never came to school, never picked up from school, never told i love you growing up. parents were too religious, dad was too rigid, strict. mother was always too depressed and unable to function, very passive and permissive. there was a poverty issue. immigration, language, and extreme culture difference issues in south america, then north america. parents’ marriage was arranged the old asian way. mother disliked dad with a passion. always fighting, mostly dad yelling at mom, and mom being passive, unhappy, angry, sad, etc. mood was always rotten at home. i am in my mid 30′s and struggling more and more with the dysfunctional family past. can’t hold down job. wasn’t able to finish my education. having marriage problems, despite loving spouse. feel like no one could ever understand. constant stress, depression, despair, disappointment, loneliness, grief. it’s very unbearable. thanks for doing what you do to help prevent what happened to me on other kids. this is a problem that gets worse with age. i have seen counselors, but none have been able to help me. they don’t understand the severity of the issue.

By: creneelewis

creneelewis — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:40:00 +0000

I’ve been a CASA to a brother & sister for about 8 mths in San Diego; this is a program that is truly needed.