Women "5 news and viewpoint By RUTH DOHERTY Unable to shut out the strident, repetitive, triumphant shouts of “all our planes returned safely” and the attempted justification by clever tongue-in-cheek journal- ists and broadcasters of un- justifiable acts, added to the in- creasing complexity and uncer- tainty of day-to-day living, it isn’t surprising to read that 15,000 sensitive souls inthe Vic- toria area have retreated from reality into one or another form of mental illness, While it may well be that men- tal illness is caused by a biologi- cal imbalance, with a healthy en- vironment and .a reasonable basic philosophy, we could no doubt manage very nicely to live with slight variations from the norm, Experts seem to disagree about the best treatment facilities for mental patients, those who argue for private treatment as opposed to readily accessible public clinics, generally getting the sen- sational headlines, The debate about medicare has made us familiar with the arguments, which all boil down to a question of fees, Because the sa ee public image as a kindly, self sacrific- ing benefactor has been so care- fully built up, we find the picture of him as a business man some- what abhorrent, but as our society is completely oriented in this direction, why complain, <= Mothers who wish to combat the prevalent attitude to life based on this acquisitive formula in the minds. of their children might find mental health work helpful in developing a social conscience, One point on which most psy- chiatrists will agree is that what- ever public or private treatment centres are provided, the public attitude towards mental patients is important, Letters, small gifts or visits are most helpful in the curative process, especially when the patient is far from his own home, For some disinterested person to take a patient to a movie is _ worth more than hours of paid professional care, A mental pa- tient who is released from hos- pital after several years of sheltered living may be terribly SSCeSTCCSsORCCHeoeooeeeeesoLe Everything in Flowers FROM EARL SYKES 42 E. Hastings, MU 1-3855 Vancouver, B.C. ; Peocepecsoeseeoe upset by changes in the home environment, For instance if buses have re-_ placed street cars it can be difficult to accept the new means of transport, The attitude of the child toward such a person will generally reflect that of the par- ent and since one family in five is likely to have to deal with this problem, it can’t be swept under the rug, * * * Styles in bringing up children change from time to time, de- pending on the persuasive powers of the latest expert or perhaps to conform to ‘changing living conditions, It’s only during the last 100 years or so that women’ and young children have been re- lieved of the need to contribute to the family living, When mother and children of eight or thereabouts wentto work in the fields, one would think that infants and toddlers were ter- ribly neglected from our point of view. However, let us consider the case history of one of our more fortunate baby girls, Born into a family of four boys, she was made much of by all the aunts and grandparents, as well as her immediate family—tender loving care in abundance, Apparently a perfectly normal responsive infant in every way, at five months she quite suddenly closed up and withdrew into her- self—overstimulation perhaps, . psychiatrists don’t commit them- selves, Whatever the reasons, there “are large numbers of retarded and disturbed children in our society who must stay at home because in the province of B,C, there are only 60 beds for them in institutions, It isn’t difficult to imagine the strain on the mother, espe- cially if the child is hyperactive, The child and the senile are the victims of special neglect, This is a social problem and social problems are the problems of each individual, This is something the new generation will have to learn if they are to participate fully in the new society—not charity but something much more compre- hensive—let us call it involve- ment, We must develop it our- selves if we are to teach it, RE IO a dh rhea OVALTINE CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY SERVICE PPPTTTTTTT TTT @euteccoseoeoge Planning a trip? LET US MAKE ALL YOUR ARRANGEMENTS 615 SELKIRK AVE. - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - 4 AGENCY JU. 6-1886 ececsoccncecogeet Cont'd from pg. 3 pital workers, underpaid at 85¢ an hour, over-worked, and com4 pelled to work on split shifts, New private- owned hospitals Springing up everywhere, with big business behind them, cashing in on unfortunate people who have to pay through the nose in these private chronic-care hospitals. We certainly require a full-scale investigation into this disgraceful condition.” VLC delegates also condemned the recently announced university students fee hike and will con- sider appropriate action in sup- port of students’ protest. * * * Over 450 grainhandlers in Van- couver’s seven big terminal grain elevators voted: 90 percent in favor of strike action last Sunday in their rejection of the majority report of a federal conciliation board, The grainhandlers are members of the International Union of Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers, Grainhandlers are covered by federal labor law and do not § come under the jurisdiction of provincial labor legislation, Fol- lowing a strike vote they can take immediate strike action without giving 48 hours notice ‘as is required under provincial regulations, The federal conciliation ma- jority report recommended a 30¢ per hour increase, plus the dropping of a “damage” suit against the Grainhandlers Union by the Alberta Wheat Pool for a week, “work-stoppage” last September, ry Good, Home-Cooked Terminal elevators affected by the strike vote include the United Grain Growers, Pacific Eleva- tors, Alberta Wheat Pool, Sask- atchewan Wheat Pool, and Bur- rard Terminals, Spokesman for the elevator companies, A.T. 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