Ashley Smith

And so we talk to different families and individuals who may be going through situations like myself when they had to file a missing persons report or other crises where the individuals living in recovery or who are now on medication or become homeless or something like that. And so we talk situations and stories through so that people feel supported.

The first thing I learned was that mental illness is not what people seem it seems to be. There are so many myths out there. The stigma is so strong. I didn't know what schizophrenia was until I was diagnosed with it. When the doctors told me about hallucinations, I didn't know what they were talking about. And so that's the major milestone for me is understanding what am I really dealing with?

The first thing I learned was that mental illness is not what people seem it seems to be. There are so many myths out there. The stigma is so strong. I didn't know what schizophrenia was until I was diagnosed with it. When the doctors told me about hallucinations, I didn't know what they were talking about. And so that's the major milestone for me is understanding what am I really dealing with?

The first thing I learned was that mental illness is not what people seem it seems to be. There are so many myths out there. The stigma is so strong. I didn't know what schizophrenia was until I was diagnosed with it. When the doctors told me about hallucinations, I didn't know what they were talking about. And so that's the major milestone for me is understanding what am I really dealing with?

What is schizophrenia? And what does it mean for me and my family? And I really go back to saying how it impacts me and my family because even though this is an individual medical diagnosis, it impacts all of the person and their family, their loved ones. And so... Another thing that I've learned is that recovery is possible.

What is schizophrenia? And what does it mean for me and my family? And I really go back to saying how it impacts me and my family because even though this is an individual medical diagnosis, it impacts all of the person and their family, their loved ones. And so... Another thing that I've learned is that recovery is possible.

What is schizophrenia? And what does it mean for me and my family? And I really go back to saying how it impacts me and my family because even though this is an individual medical diagnosis, it impacts all of the person and their family, their loved ones. And so... Another thing that I've learned is that recovery is possible.

Medication is one way, and there's several other possibilities as to how to reach recovery. I don't define recovery by medication. I define it by how we manage our coping skills to get through trying times, daily struggles, and stressors.

Medication is one way, and there's several other possibilities as to how to reach recovery. I don't define recovery by medication. I define it by how we manage our coping skills to get through trying times, daily struggles, and stressors.

Medication is one way, and there's several other possibilities as to how to reach recovery. I don't define recovery by medication. I define it by how we manage our coping skills to get through trying times, daily struggles, and stressors.

And the things that I've learned through the Darius Foundation is that how do you provide support and care to someone that doesn't understand they have a diagnosis that's gone through some of those poor symptoms dealing with schizophrenia where they're not aware that they even have a medical condition.

And the things that I've learned through the Darius Foundation is that how do you provide support and care to someone that doesn't understand they have a diagnosis that's gone through some of those poor symptoms dealing with schizophrenia where they're not aware that they even have a medical condition.

And the things that I've learned through the Darius Foundation is that how do you provide support and care to someone that doesn't understand they have a diagnosis that's gone through some of those poor symptoms dealing with schizophrenia where they're not aware that they even have a medical condition.

Even though everyone is telling them, their doctor, their family, their friends, hey, you have schizophrenia, take your medication and everything will be okay. It's not a sense of denial. It's a symptom of the condition. I was very fortunate to overcome that part of my condition through the medication, the forced medication for me in my situation. But those are just a few things that I've learned.

Even though everyone is telling them, their doctor, their family, their friends, hey, you have schizophrenia, take your medication and everything will be okay. It's not a sense of denial. It's a symptom of the condition. I was very fortunate to overcome that part of my condition through the medication, the forced medication for me in my situation. But those are just a few things that I've learned.

Even though everyone is telling them, their doctor, their family, their friends, hey, you have schizophrenia, take your medication and everything will be okay. It's not a sense of denial. It's a symptom of the condition. I was very fortunate to overcome that part of my condition through the medication, the forced medication for me in my situation. But those are just a few things that I've learned.

And also that we're a strong community. A lot of people don't know what schizophrenia is or what NAMI is. And the thing is, it's a strong subgroup. There are a lot of individuals like myself who are living in recovery, who are working, who have families, who are giving back to the community and to their churches. And so the world and society in Hollywood doesn't see this.

And also that we're a strong community. A lot of people don't know what schizophrenia is or what NAMI is. And the thing is, it's a strong subgroup. There are a lot of individuals like myself who are living in recovery, who are working, who have families, who are giving back to the community and to their churches. And so the world and society in Hollywood doesn't see this.

And also that we're a strong community. A lot of people don't know what schizophrenia is or what NAMI is. And the thing is, it's a strong subgroup. There are a lot of individuals like myself who are living in recovery, who are working, who have families, who are giving back to the community and to their churches. And so the world and society in Hollywood doesn't see this.

They have no idea about this movement that we have going on, about some of us coming up and sharing our recovery experiences. I've shared my story with law enforcement in the past through the crisis intervention team training. For those of us that don't know what that means,