At age 18, Jacob Neitzel was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic. With the correct medication he could have been a productive member of our society, but through a series of unfortunate circumstances, misdiagnoses and outright injustice, Jacob – has been denied not only access to proper medical care and appropriate medication – but has been denied his human and civil rights, effectively incarcerated since 1995.
In prison, placed erroneously into the general population, he was immediately beaten and raped. Sold and traded by cruel inmates as a human commodity to be used and abused at will. Often while prison officials and guards looked the other way, or in some cases perpetuated his plight financially. As a result of a last ditch suicide attempt to free himself from this horror, in 2004 he suffered a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI) with severe frontal lobe damage.
Now wheelchair bound, Jacob has been shuffled from one mental institution to another, none of which has ANY expertise in the treatment of TBI, and his benefits, finances, and human rights to fair and reasonable health care has been completely dominated by the system that now uses his situation to bleed him of whatever funding they can claim, in his name.
Jacob needs help. Not just with the basic functions of life. He needs to be saved from the system that has continually failed him. Jacob needs to be reunited with Catherine, his mother, who loves her son and desperately wants to care for him. But is not allowed to, and has herself been threatened with the same kind of institutionalization that her son is condemned to.
For now! We can help Jacob and Catherine. If there was ever a crowd sourcing cause, this is it. They need your help! Please click on the links below to read Jacob’s story, pass it on, spread the word, and donate whatever you can to this family, that has literally lost everything.
Jacob and Catherine are backed up against the wall. They have nowhere left to go. More than ever, they need your kindness, generosity, and outrage. Now.
This site is dedicated to raising awareness about Jacob Neitzel and his tragic story is one of many in the US suffering repeated violation of basic Human Rights by a systemic failure of standard procedural diagnoses and treatment of common Traumatic Brain Injuries, and simple mental illness.Please help Jacob and his mother Catherine continue their crusade to improve the conditions of mental illness awareness and Traumatic Brain Injury treatment.
Jacob Neitzel
Please help Catherine & Jacob
At age 18, Jacob Neitzel was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic. With the correct medication, he could have been a productive member of our society. Instead, through a series of medical misdiagnoses, bureaucratic circumstances, and outright injustice, Jacob has led an unfortunate life. He has not only been denied access to proper medical care, but also denied his human and civil rights, being effectively incarcerated in 1995.
Once in prison, he was dangerously placed in with the general population. He was beaten, raped, and sold or traded as a human commodity by cruel inmates who used and abused him. Prison officials and guards often looked the other way, or in some cases aided his abusers while benefitting financially. In 2004, in a last ditch attempt to free himself from this horror by suicide, Jacob suffered a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI) with severe frontal lobe damage.
Relying on a wheelchair, and having contracted Type II Diabetes and Hepatitis C, Jacob has been shuffled from one mental institution to another. None of the facilities has ANY expertise in the treatment of TBI. His right to fair and reasonable health care has been completely dominated by the system that now uses his situation to bleed him of whatever benefits and finances they can claim, in his name.
Jacob needs help, not just with basic comforts and quality of life. He needs to be saved from a system that has continually failed him. His mother Catherine, who loves her son and desperately wants to care for him, tragically has not been allowed to help him. Due to her attempts to bring attention to his situation, she has even been threatened with the same kind of institutionalization to which her son has been condemned.
Catherine has recently found a place that provides treatment for TBI and will welcome her assistance.
Finally, it is an opportunity for Jacob and Catherine to be reunited. Catherine needs to rent a small apartment close by to help Jacob with his improvement and care. With her help, Jacob has been able to walk more and need his wheelchair less.
Jacob and Catherine need your help now, and now there is a way you can help them. If there was ever a crowd sourcing cause, this is it! Please click on the links below to read Jacob’s story. Pass it on, spread the word, and donate whatever you can to this family that has literally lost everything.
Jacob and Catherine are up against the wall. They have nowhere left to go. More than ever, they need your kindness, generosity, and outrage. Please help them now.
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