Denise Paley

And if they have the wherewithal to say, you know what, maybe I should be calling 988. Maybe that's who needs to be involved. Maybe we need a crisis team. And then we do have some communities where they haven't really wanted to touch it. I'm not going to say them on the podcast, but it's a shame because mental illness does not discriminate. Neither does autism. It's in every community.

Neither does dementia. It's in every community. And you should have the training to meet people where they're at for every safety.

Neither does dementia. It's in every community. And you should have the training to meet people where they're at for every safety.

Neither does dementia. It's in every community. And you should have the training to meet people where they're at for every safety.

Yeah, I agree. I think Ellis, my son's name is Ellis, and I think his experience has really shined a light on that too. What happened was very public at the time. We live in this little community and all of this is kind of unfolding. It's almost like an outer body experience. You never know how a community is going to respond. And the day it happened, somebody left dinner on our porch.

Yeah, I agree. I think Ellis, my son's name is Ellis, and I think his experience has really shined a light on that too. What happened was very public at the time. We live in this little community and all of this is kind of unfolding. It's almost like an outer body experience. You never know how a community is going to respond. And the day it happened, somebody left dinner on our porch.

Yeah, I agree. I think Ellis, my son's name is Ellis, and I think his experience has really shined a light on that too. What happened was very public at the time. We live in this little community and all of this is kind of unfolding. It's almost like an outer body experience. You never know how a community is going to respond. And the day it happened, somebody left dinner on our porch.

Every single day, well into COVID, people have meals, cards, a lot of wine. But just notes, letters, I think just as much, people realize it could be anybody. It could be anybody's job.

Every single day, well into COVID, people have meals, cards, a lot of wine. But just notes, letters, I think just as much, people realize it could be anybody. It could be anybody's job.

Every single day, well into COVID, people have meals, cards, a lot of wine. But just notes, letters, I think just as much, people realize it could be anybody. It could be anybody's job.

We were, to this day, I am overwhelmed how supportive our community has been.

We were, to this day, I am overwhelmed how supportive our community has been.

We were, to this day, I am overwhelmed how supportive our community has been.

So, well, right now I'm working on another law. So I just sent a concept to Christine for a timelier treatment of mental illness for people who are either experiencing psychosis or who have attempted to die by suicide. Because again, if you attempt to die by suicide while you're incarcerated, you go to solitary confinement. So to get timelier treatment up front, it would save money for the state.

So, well, right now I'm working on another law. So I just sent a concept to Christine for a timelier treatment of mental illness for people who are either experiencing psychosis or who have attempted to die by suicide. Because again, if you attempt to die by suicide while you're incarcerated, you go to solitary confinement. So to get timelier treatment up front, it would save money for the state.

So, well, right now I'm working on another law. So I just sent a concept to Christine for a timelier treatment of mental illness for people who are either experiencing psychosis or who have attempted to die by suicide. Because again, if you attempt to die by suicide while you're incarcerated, you go to solitary confinement. So to get timelier treatment up front, it would save money for the state.

And it is just the main thing to do. It would also save a lot of lives. Too many lives are lost for people living in incarceration because their mental health needs are not met. It's like that. What is that Maya Angelou quote? Like, know better once you know better. do better, do better, or what you know better, do better, be better. I don't know. I think it's something like that.

And it is just the main thing to do. It would also save a lot of lives. Too many lives are lost for people living in incarceration because their mental health needs are not met. It's like that. What is that Maya Angelou quote? Like, know better once you know better. do better, do better, or what you know better, do better, be better. I don't know. I think it's something like that.

And it is just the main thing to do. It would also save a lot of lives. Too many lives are lost for people living in incarceration because their mental health needs are not met. It's like that. What is that Maya Angelou quote? Like, know better once you know better. do better, do better, or what you know better, do better, be better. I don't know. I think it's something like that.

But my point is, I had never known anybody who'd been incarcerated in my life. I've known people who've had serious brain illnesses before, but I've never had an impact like this. My family, it has changed. I have another son who's in college now. It has changed his life forever, my son's dad's life forever. Now that I know there is such an unmet need