Channeling Grief and Anger into Advocacy and Acceptance - guest Jerri Clark
12/17/21 • 50 min
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What if: the mental health system would pay more attention, take more steps to help , before tragedy, violence, or crime finally calls attention to symptoms of SMI (serious mental illness)?
What if Darrell Brooks (charged with murder after plowing his mother’s car into a parade in Wisconsin) had been helped, and treated, instead of ignored or imprisoned? His mother, Dawn Woods, wrote a letter to the media. She, too, is a “mom in the trenches”. So is journalist/advocate/mindfulness coach Jerri Clark, our guest for this episode.
What if Jerri’s son Calvin had received treatment, despite his “civil right ”to refuse it - although the refusal itself is a symptom of his illness?
She says:
Her son Calvin was 23 when he died from suicide March 18, 2019.
She is the founder of MOMI–Mothers of the Mentally Ill, and talks with us about her family story, and her path to purpose and redefining her life - and Calvin’s life.
Links:
Pete earley’s post:
PBS link: (Brief But Spectacular segment on PBS news hour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozj7TvpDHI
Jerri’s Story:
https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/my-sons-story/
Who Are the 3 Moms?
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Randye Kaye -Broadcaster, Actress, Voice Talent, Speaker, and Author (“Ben Behind his Voices”)
Miriam Feldman – Artist, Mom, Author “He Came in With It”
Mindy Greiling – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. Activist, Legislator, Author (“Fix What You Can“)
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Join our facebook page
Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!
What if: the mental health system would pay more attention, take more steps to help , before tragedy, violence, or crime finally calls attention to symptoms of SMI (serious mental illness)?
What if Darrell Brooks (charged with murder after plowing his mother’s car into a parade in Wisconsin) had been helped, and treated, instead of ignored or imprisoned? His mother, Dawn Woods, wrote a letter to the media. She, too, is a “mom in the trenches”. So is journalist/advocate/mindfulness coach Jerri Clark, our guest for this episode.
What if Jerri’s son Calvin had received treatment, despite his “civil right ”to refuse it - although the refusal itself is a symptom of his illness?
She says:
Her son Calvin was 23 when he died from suicide March 18, 2019.
She is the founder of MOMI–Mothers of the Mentally Ill, and talks with us about her family story, and her path to purpose and redefining her life - and Calvin’s life.
Links:
Pete earley’s post:
PBS link: (Brief But Spectacular segment on PBS news hour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozj7TvpDHI
Jerri’s Story:
https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/my-sons-story/
Who Are the 3 Moms?
Want us to cover a topic? Ask us a question? Facebook page @Schizophrenia3Moms
Randye Kaye -Broadcaster, Actress, Voice Talent, Speaker, and Author (“Ben Behind his Voices”)
Miriam Feldman – Artist, Mom, Author “He Came in With It”
Mindy Greiling – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. Activist, Legislator, Author (“Fix What You Can“)
Want to know more?
Join our facebook page
Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Previous Episode
Eliminating Barriers to Mental Illness Treatment - Treatment Advocacy Center
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Lack of involuntary treatment, hospital bed shortages, anosognosia, criminalization of mental illness, public service costs...
Where do we turn when we need to change the system of mental illness treatment? How to break open the barriers? How do we advocate for change?
The Treatment Advocacy Center is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating legal and other barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness.
The organization promotes laws, policies and practices for the delivery of psychiatric care and supports the development of innovative treatments for and research into the causes of severe and persistent psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The Stanley Medical Research Institute is a fully integrated supporting organization to the Treatment Advocacy Center.
Ex. Dir. Lisa Dailey , Treatment Advocacy Center -
Lisa Dailey is the executive director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, leading an energetic team to improve state and federal civil commitment laws and promote evidence-based policies to positively affect those with severe mental illness. Lisa joined the Treatment Advocacy Center in 2015, bringing many years of nonprofit policy and advocacy experience. Her prior work includes the representation of refugees seeking asylum in the United States and many years of experience as a litigator in the areas of human rights and civil liberties.
- Lisa’s personal story about why she advocates for people with serious mental illness
- What are the main issues facing those with serious mental illness and their families? -
- Why was the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) started? How has it evolved?
- An inside glimpse of Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, TAC’s founder, author ofSurviving Schizophrenia
- What has TAC had the most success with? (Thank you for your advocacy to ensure people like our sons could get COVID vaccines.) What has been hardest?
- Tell us about TAC’s Grading the States. We’re from Connecticut, Minnesota and Washington.
- What is TAC’s relationship with NAMI?
- Recently hired a parent advocate, Kathy Day. What will she be doing that is new to TAC?
Links:
Twitter: @lisadaileyTAC
Sign up for Research Weekly, new legislative Advocacy newsletter, more
https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/
Who Are the 3 Moms?
Want us to cover a topic? Ask us a question? Facebook page @Schizophrenia3Moms
Randye Kaye -Broadcaster, Actress, Voice Talent, Speaker, and Author (“Ben Behind his Voices”)
Miriam Feldman – Artist, Mom, Author “He Came in With It”
Mindy Greiling – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. Activist, Legislator, Author (“Fix What
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Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Next Episode
Fellowship Place, One Supportive Community Fostering Mental Health - Ep.33
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“Housing...employment...daytime structure. There needs to be something for people in between all those medical appointments in order to really have a positive meaningful life.” - Guest Mary Guerrera, Exec. director
After hospitalization - what? Many people with mental health issues, and their families, struggle to find answers to that question.
What would true support and community look like? What is possible?
Fellowship Place in New Haven, CT has the following mission statement:
Mission Statement
To serve adults living with mental illness by offering a full range of therapeutic support and rehabilitation services that promote independence, wellness, and a meaningful life.
Our guest today is Mary Guerrara, Executive Director of Fellowship Place.
Terms to know:
HUD = Housing and Urban Development
NAMI = National Alliance on Mental Illness
NIMBY = “not in my back yard”
We ask:
- What is Fellowship place? Mission and how you make it work .What is it like there?
- Your personal story - why do you do this work?
- How is it funded?
- How can someone get a placement?
- What are the challenges?
- How can families help? - ADVOCACY. Fight for research. etc.
Quotes: from Mary
“You can’t take no for an answer”
“The most significant thing that I have found in my career is how you can't just rely on the government, you can't just rely on professionals, you really need a partnership.”
“Families can advocate for more funding to be able to develop projects that combine all of these elements: affordability, support services, and a peer support network.”
“There needs to be something for people in between all those medical appointments in order to really have a positive meaningful life.”
Links:
Pathways:
Who Are the 3 Moms?
Want us to cover a topic? Ask us a question? Facebook page @Schizophrenia3Moms
Randye Kaye -Broadcaster, Actress, Voice Talent, Speaker, and Author (“Ben Behind his Voices”)
Miriam Feldman – Artist, Mom, Author “He Came in With It”
Mindy Greiling – member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. Activist, Legislator, Author (“Fix What You Can“)
Want to know more?
Join our facebook page
Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
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