I have a friend who has been dealing with her brother and mental illness for years. Her father was abusive to him growing up and now he is on drugs and has a mental illness. He lives with thier mom in the mid-west and the mother fears for her life dailey. The police come when he holds a gun to her head, but a few days in jail is all he gets. The mother will not leave him because he is her son. My friend has called every agency (including Shep Pratt who takes these public cases), but gets nowhere. She has been told he will have to "do some damage" before he can get help. She is a faithful Jew and we pray often about it. Faith is everything.