"Hello! Thank you for listening, reading, and hearing — please be open to changing the mental health system for the better, for the Times, for this country that needs to do better and can do better!"
Each story is shared by someone impacted by untreated SMI,
lightly edited for clarity, never for meaning.
Do you have an ask? If you were sitting down with your legislator, how would you ask them to help you?
"I would ask that caregivers not have to BEG and or PRAY for help for their loved one. We should not be told - “I’m sorry, it’s not drugs.” We should not be told to “bribe him to ask for help, it’s the only suggestion I have.” Oh and why legalize marijuana prior to fixing mental health system. Why harm before help? Why jail before help? Recovery is real we need to have more stories of hope balanced with the reality of horror that is prevalent in our world."
