I started back down the path of learning how to get my dream of building and operating a state of the art, comprehensive, revolutionary mental health facility going once again. Looking at average salaries, I added up the cost of a core staff (2 doctors, 4 counselors, 33 nurses, 42 mental health techs, 10 kitchen workers, and 10 admin) and wow.

$5,472,000 in labor costs not including benefits. That is every year!

We are not talking about occupational therapists, or janitorial staff, maintenance workers, or accounting/billing department.

Excuse me while I look up contact information for every celebrity I have ever known. I honestly don’t know how this can be done. But I know big things can happen when you start small. At least I am telling myself this.

Throw in operating costs of the facility itself, the construction, the specialized network for a lock down unit, training costs, marketing. I guess I just need to pray some endowment for $20 million falls in my lap.

I know this can happen, but I am not quite sure how. One thing I know is it can’t happen by just one person, being that of myself. I will need people of influence on my side from day one and I will have to delegate even though I would love to be in every part of it.

So if you are reading this and have those special connections to people impacted by mental illness who have the funds to support a radical way to change the healthcare system, please send them my way. I will welcome them all with open arms, and we will create the dream that was too big together!