Leanna May Franklin

I am a licensed mental health clinician living in the state of Washington. I also serve as the policy director for Washington State for the National Shattering Silence Coalition.

I am a licensed mental health clinician living in the state of Washington. I also serve as the policy director for Washington State for the National Shattering Silence Coalition.

I am a licensed mental health clinician living in the state of Washington. I also serve as the policy director for Washington State for the National Shattering Silence Coalition.

So I've always been in the health field. I've been practicing in medicine for almost 20 years. And in 2021, my adult son suffered a psychotic break. And that's when I got deep into mental health.

So I've always been in the health field. I've been practicing in medicine for almost 20 years. And in 2021, my adult son suffered a psychotic break. And that's when I got deep into mental health.

So I've always been in the health field. I've been practicing in medicine for almost 20 years. And in 2021, my adult son suffered a psychotic break. And that's when I got deep into mental health.

He was 19 years old.

He was 19 years old.

He was 19 years old.

What was happening beforehand was what I thought to be typical teenage behavior. So, you know, isolation, mood changes, slight behavior changes, but he was still functioning and, you know, showing up for school every day. He was the best driver in our family. You know, he had a lot of strengths and qualities that caused us to maybe not look at those challenges so closely.

What was happening beforehand was what I thought to be typical teenage behavior. So, you know, isolation, mood changes, slight behavior changes, but he was still functioning and, you know, showing up for school every day. He was the best driver in our family. You know, he had a lot of strengths and qualities that caused us to maybe not look at those challenges so closely.

What was happening beforehand was what I thought to be typical teenage behavior. So, you know, isolation, mood changes, slight behavior changes, but he was still functioning and, you know, showing up for school every day. He was the best driver in our family. You know, he had a lot of strengths and qualities that caused us to maybe not look at those challenges so closely.

So my son had been hanging out a lot with his friends, and we hadn't seen him for a couple weeks. And he came home on Fourth of July weekend to celebrate with the family. We're all having a barbecue, and he wasn't himself. Halfway through our celebration, he had a meltdown, which I've never seen him really have such a meltdown before.

So my son had been hanging out a lot with his friends, and we hadn't seen him for a couple weeks. And he came home on Fourth of July weekend to celebrate with the family. We're all having a barbecue, and he wasn't himself. Halfway through our celebration, he had a meltdown, which I've never seen him really have such a meltdown before.

So my son had been hanging out a lot with his friends, and we hadn't seen him for a couple weeks. And he came home on Fourth of July weekend to celebrate with the family. We're all having a barbecue, and he wasn't himself. Halfway through our celebration, he had a meltdown, which I've never seen him really have such a meltdown before.

And as the weekend progressed, we had to really examine what was going on. And he had a complete executive functioning meltdown, which I've never even witnessed in a person before. And so from that point on, I mean, he went into an inpatient facility. And from that point on, we've been looking at every intervention that is out there, holistic

And as the weekend progressed, we had to really examine what was going on. And he had a complete executive functioning meltdown, which I've never even witnessed in a person before. And so from that point on, I mean, he went into an inpatient facility. And from that point on, we've been looking at every intervention that is out there, holistic

And as the weekend progressed, we had to really examine what was going on. And he had a complete executive functioning meltdown, which I've never even witnessed in a person before. And so from that point on, I mean, he went into an inpatient facility. And from that point on, we've been looking at every intervention that is out there, holistic

conventional, working with the best professionals, the best programs, and even with the means and the support, we have had very similar stories as someone who doesn't have access to these programs. Yeah.

conventional, working with the best professionals, the best programs, and even with the means and the support, we have had very similar stories as someone who doesn't have access to these programs. Yeah.