Geri Clark

We have homelessness systems that might get you a shelter or a tent, but rarely help you get into the kind of supportive housing that's really needed for a long-term recovery and a higher quality of life.

It's not like the movies.

It's not like the movies.

It's not like the movies.

You mean what I would tell people if someone in their family became ill or just the general population?

You mean what I would tell people if someone in their family became ill or just the general population?

You mean what I would tell people if someone in their family became ill or just the general population?

Well, let me tell you an example that a coworker and I just wrote an op-ed that we hope gets picked up somewhere. If someone that you love shows signs and symptoms of a stroke, you anticipate a certain response from the medical system, right? You take them to the ED. Even if the person says, I'm fine, leave me alone. I just have a headache. I just want to take a nap. You

Well, let me tell you an example that a coworker and I just wrote an op-ed that we hope gets picked up somewhere. If someone that you love shows signs and symptoms of a stroke, you anticipate a certain response from the medical system, right? You take them to the ED. Even if the person says, I'm fine, leave me alone. I just have a headache. I just want to take a nap. You

Well, let me tell you an example that a coworker and I just wrote an op-ed that we hope gets picked up somewhere. If someone that you love shows signs and symptoms of a stroke, you anticipate a certain response from the medical system, right? You take them to the ED. Even if the person says, I'm fine, leave me alone. I just have a headache. I just want to take a nap. You

you see their face drooping, they're slurring their speech, you know better. And you take them to the emergency department and there is a team that rallies. They have a code on the loudspeaker. You get long-term engagement with recovery support. The family's engaged, right? If you have a loved one

you see their face drooping, they're slurring their speech, you know better. And you take them to the emergency department and there is a team that rallies. They have a code on the loudspeaker. You get long-term engagement with recovery support. The family's engaged, right? If you have a loved one

you see their face drooping, they're slurring their speech, you know better. And you take them to the emergency department and there is a team that rallies. They have a code on the loudspeaker. You get long-term engagement with recovery support. The family's engaged, right? If you have a loved one

who has a psychotic break like I described, when my son came home from college, deeply concerned about demons, ripping around the house, locking off rooms, exercising demons from our walls. If you have someone who suddenly falls into psychosis like that, you will not get the same kind of response that you would expect if someone that you love was having a heart attack or a stroke.

who has a psychotic break like I described, when my son came home from college, deeply concerned about demons, ripping around the house, locking off rooms, exercising demons from our walls. If you have someone who suddenly falls into psychosis like that, you will not get the same kind of response that you would expect if someone that you love was having a heart attack or a stroke.

who has a psychotic break like I described, when my son came home from college, deeply concerned about demons, ripping around the house, locking off rooms, exercising demons from our walls. If you have someone who suddenly falls into psychosis like that, you will not get the same kind of response that you would expect if someone that you love was having a heart attack or a stroke.

you will get a system that says, have they threatened to kill themselves? Have they threatened to kill you? Do they have any weapons? Is anyone harmed? Do they want to go to the hospital? If not, it is their civil right to say no. They're having a neurodivergent experience. So we'll just let them be. If you've never been witness to a psychotic break, it is nothing like you can imagine.

you will get a system that says, have they threatened to kill themselves? Have they threatened to kill you? Do they have any weapons? Is anyone harmed? Do they want to go to the hospital? If not, it is their civil right to say no. They're having a neurodivergent experience. So we'll just let them be. If you've never been witness to a psychotic break, it is nothing like you can imagine.

you will get a system that says, have they threatened to kill themselves? Have they threatened to kill you? Do they have any weapons? Is anyone harmed? Do they want to go to the hospital? If not, it is their civil right to say no. They're having a neurodivergent experience. So we'll just let them be. If you've never been witness to a psychotic break, it is nothing like you can imagine.

And you will not get any of the help that you would expect.