This year has been super challenging for many but despite the collective obstacles we have faced, there is no doubt we are making progress on changing the status quo of incarceration, homelessness, and death for our loved ones and community members with untreated and under-treated serious mental illnesses. In this communication, we wanted to pause […]
Healing Minds NOLA Summer/Fall Wrap Up – What’s Next? Read More »
Janet Hays invites Nicole Forston and Laura Pogliano to examines the factors contributing to a fractured mental health system. Forston is the producer of the new film documentary Shattered Families: Collapse of our Mental Health System, which explores mental health systems from the familial perspective. Pogliano and her family are featured in the film. Listen
Film screening and discussion – Shattered Families: Collapse of our Mental Health System Read More »
Naomi Alexis joins Janet Hays to open up about the signs and dangers of untreated mental illness. Alexis’ brother, Aaron Alexis, shot and killed 13 people including himself at a Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. in 2013. In the interview, Alexis discusses how the mental health stigma and failed policy efforts contribute to undiagnosed illnesses
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Janet Hays interviews Judge Calvin Johnson about the recently passed Assisted Outpatient Treatment law which provides families with the tools they need to successfully care for mentally ill loved ones. Two local parents join to share their different experiences with obtaining care for mentally ill children. Visit the site below to get more information about
A law offers relief to families struggling to care for seriously mentally ill loved ones Read More »
Gahiji Barrow of WTUL News and Views interviews Janet Hays, Ann Morel, and Josephine Heller about the unfair criminalization of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Morel’s son Davey has an intellectual disability and was put at a disadvantage when interrogated by police without Morel or Heller, the family lawyer, present. The pair reached out to Hays
