Leanna May Franklin

And it's a long-term diagnosis. You don't just diagnose somebody, right?

And it's a long-term diagnosis. You don't just diagnose somebody, right?

So I thought my child's reading stuff online and he's getting, you know, ideas of what an extreme scenario would be. And, you know, you don't, a diagnosis of schizophrenia usually takes up to 10 years because it has to be consistent symptomology, right? So here we are 2025, you know, almost five years after his meltdown and we've learned a lot.

So I thought my child's reading stuff online and he's getting, you know, ideas of what an extreme scenario would be. And, you know, you don't, a diagnosis of schizophrenia usually takes up to 10 years because it has to be consistent symptomology, right? So here we are 2025, you know, almost five years after his meltdown and we've learned a lot.

So I thought my child's reading stuff online and he's getting, you know, ideas of what an extreme scenario would be. And, you know, you don't, a diagnosis of schizophrenia usually takes up to 10 years because it has to be consistent symptomology, right? So here we are 2025, you know, almost five years after his meltdown and we've learned a lot.

We've learned that he absolutely has schizoaffective disorder, depressive type, and struggles with polysubstance use. And it's been a real challenge getting, now that he's an adult, getting the treatment that he needs. So we're at the point, you know, we've worked with coaches and mentors and caregivers and friends of families and professionals and people that I've hired as peer support.

We've learned that he absolutely has schizoaffective disorder, depressive type, and struggles with polysubstance use. And it's been a real challenge getting, now that he's an adult, getting the treatment that he needs. So we're at the point, you know, we've worked with coaches and mentors and caregivers and friends of families and professionals and people that I've hired as peer support.

We've learned that he absolutely has schizoaffective disorder, depressive type, and struggles with polysubstance use. And it's been a real challenge getting, now that he's an adult, getting the treatment that he needs. So we're at the point, you know, we've worked with coaches and mentors and caregivers and friends of families and professionals and people that I've hired as peer support.

And we're at the point now where we're hiring an attorney to petition for long-term, court-ordered long-term treatment.

And we're at the point now where we're hiring an attorney to petition for long-term, court-ordered long-term treatment.

And we're at the point now where we're hiring an attorney to petition for long-term, court-ordered long-term treatment.

We do. So they passed the law in Washington State in 2023 and they're just now getting momentum. There's two people in the AOT office at Washington State and I have been blowing them up for months. through email, you know, in a very professional way. And I was very fortunate. My son has never had a history of criminal involvement. He's never been in the criminal justice system.

We do. So they passed the law in Washington State in 2023 and they're just now getting momentum. There's two people in the AOT office at Washington State and I have been blowing them up for months. through email, you know, in a very professional way. And I was very fortunate. My son has never had a history of criminal involvement. He's never been in the criminal justice system.

We do. So they passed the law in Washington State in 2023 and they're just now getting momentum. There's two people in the AOT office at Washington State and I have been blowing them up for months. through email, you know, in a very professional way. And I was very fortunate. My son has never had a history of criminal involvement. He's never been in the criminal justice system.

Fortunately, after 12 hours of an escalated incident, 12 hours of me calling every single mental health crisis number that we have available here in King County and getting no help, he was arrested for his behavior. And at that time, AOT finally got involved and took his case.

Fortunately, after 12 hours of an escalated incident, 12 hours of me calling every single mental health crisis number that we have available here in King County and getting no help, he was arrested for his behavior. And at that time, AOT finally got involved and took his case.

Fortunately, after 12 hours of an escalated incident, 12 hours of me calling every single mental health crisis number that we have available here in King County and getting no help, he was arrested for his behavior. And at that time, AOT finally got involved and took his case.

So had I not been advocating for months up until that point, working with the local case management team, etc., he would have not had the care that he received while in custody at King County. So fortunately, AOT was able to at least supervise his experience there. He did not get charged with any crime. He was on a mental health hold for two weeks.

So had I not been advocating for months up until that point, working with the local case management team, etc., he would have not had the care that he received while in custody at King County. So fortunately, AOT was able to at least supervise his experience there. He did not get charged with any crime. He was on a mental health hold for two weeks.

So had I not been advocating for months up until that point, working with the local case management team, etc., he would have not had the care that he received while in custody at King County. So fortunately, AOT was able to at least supervise his experience there. He did not get charged with any crime. He was on a mental health hold for two weeks.