The Editor,
Re."A sweet boy's spiral, a mother's life lost" (The Tri-City News, July 4).
I have enormous admiration for Erica Salemink's courage in sharing her story with the public. If only our society made adequate resources available to help people and their families struggling with mental illness, this tragedy might have been avoided.
Let's all do what we can to improve things. We can persuade our government to properly fund treatment programs, donate our time and money to charitable organizations like the Canadian Mental Health Association, and support family and friends who are dealing with mental illness.
John Perry, Coquitlam
