Have you ever had to call the police on your brother, son, or other family member? Ashley and Jenny share their ongoing difficulties with accessing mental health services for their loved one. After calling the Police about 30 times - it is time to find a better way of serving folks with serious mental illness. Join them as they hold a MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS march!
From the article, published in the Napa Register - scroll down for link to full article.
After years of watching their loved ones go from the streets to jail to crisis centers and back again – and again, and again, one mother-daughter duo is taking a stand.
Ashley Ochoa, 24, and her mother, Jenny Waken, are holding a “Mental Health Matters” march on May 11 in response to what they perceive as inadequate mental health services in Napa Valley.
Waken’s 25-year-old son, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, has been struggling with drug abuse and homelessness for about five years. In his first outburst, he assaulted a police officer, Waken said. And, although he has been seen by Napa County’s Crisis Stabilization Services Program, participated in residency programs and been prescribed medications, the problems aren’t going away. The cycle just keeps repeating.
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