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Month: November 2019

Mommy, please don’t ever let that happen to me again

November 26, 2019 kerryhmorrison 15 Comments

Over the course of my journey trying to make sense of the American mental health system, I have encountered stories…

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Posted in: Assisted Outpatient Treatment, conservatorship, Family Involvement, grave disability, Uncategorized, US Mental Health System Filed under: 5150, 5250, AOT, conservatorship, grave disability, homeless, hospitalization, Office of the Public Guardian

The five-stage bridge from isolation to connection

November 5, 2019 kerryhmorrison 8 Comments

“Other people may complicate our lives, but life without them would be unbearably desolate. None of us can be truly…

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Posted in: Homelessness Los Angeles Filed under: isolation

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