Leanna May Franklin
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To say that out loud to a public audience is very, very hard because we moved mountains to make sure that he wouldn't fall through the cracks. And so that's why I bring this back to this isn't a matter of economic status, right? This isn't a matter of education or funding.
It's a matter of there is no model to address the challenges that we have, especially when you're dealing with an adult family member who is is by law unable to make their own decisions. We have very little room to intervene.
It's a matter of there is no model to address the challenges that we have, especially when you're dealing with an adult family member who is is by law unable to make their own decisions. We have very little room to intervene.
It's a matter of there is no model to address the challenges that we have, especially when you're dealing with an adult family member who is is by law unable to make their own decisions. We have very little room to intervene.
So we're working closely with the assisted outpatient treatment team. We're putting together an ACT team, which is assertive community treatment. They will go to him, wherever he is, they will visit him. We're bringing together peer support, surrounding him with people that are his age, that have lived experience, that have grown out of these challenges and have brought their lives together.
So we're working closely with the assisted outpatient treatment team. We're putting together an ACT team, which is assertive community treatment. They will go to him, wherever he is, they will visit him. We're bringing together peer support, surrounding him with people that are his age, that have lived experience, that have grown out of these challenges and have brought their lives together.
So we're working closely with the assisted outpatient treatment team. We're putting together an ACT team, which is assertive community treatment. They will go to him, wherever he is, they will visit him. We're bringing together peer support, surrounding him with people that are his age, that have lived experience, that have grown out of these challenges and have brought their lives together.
We have other interventions available when he's ready, such as metabolic psychiatry and support, functional medicine providers. We've put together a caregiving training program at the local care agency.
We have other interventions available when he's ready, such as metabolic psychiatry and support, functional medicine providers. We've put together a caregiving training program at the local care agency.
We have other interventions available when he's ready, such as metabolic psychiatry and support, functional medicine providers. We've put together a caregiving training program at the local care agency.
When he's ready to live on his own again and live independently, we can provide that caregiver support and actual caregivers to come in the home and help him maintain his autonomy as much as possible. So these are the things we're working on. I'm the type of person to take action when I'm being challenged or when I'm trying to cope.
When he's ready to live on his own again and live independently, we can provide that caregiver support and actual caregivers to come in the home and help him maintain his autonomy as much as possible. So these are the things we're working on. I'm the type of person to take action when I'm being challenged or when I'm trying to cope.
When he's ready to live on his own again and live independently, we can provide that caregiver support and actual caregivers to come in the home and help him maintain his autonomy as much as possible. So these are the things we're working on. I'm the type of person to take action when I'm being challenged or when I'm trying to cope.
So if I don't have something I'm working on, I will also go into a meltdown. You know what I mean? I have to be constantly taking action. So I do have my checklist. I think the thing we're focusing on the most and what's most urgent is petitioning for court-ordered treatment at this point.
So if I don't have something I'm working on, I will also go into a meltdown. You know what I mean? I have to be constantly taking action. So I do have my checklist. I think the thing we're focusing on the most and what's most urgent is petitioning for court-ordered treatment at this point.
So if I don't have something I'm working on, I will also go into a meltdown. You know what I mean? I have to be constantly taking action. So I do have my checklist. I think the thing we're focusing on the most and what's most urgent is petitioning for court-ordered treatment at this point.
So I don't run a charity. What I have is a holistic mental health clinic here in Bellevue, Washington. I've partnered with a psychiatrist and addiction specialist who is integrated in his practice. He's also the chief medical officer at the largest behavioral health agency in the state of Washington. And so at our clinic, we offer holistic therapy.
So I don't run a charity. What I have is a holistic mental health clinic here in Bellevue, Washington. I've partnered with a psychiatrist and addiction specialist who is integrated in his practice. He's also the chief medical officer at the largest behavioral health agency in the state of Washington. And so at our clinic, we offer holistic therapy.
So I don't run a charity. What I have is a holistic mental health clinic here in Bellevue, Washington. I've partnered with a psychiatrist and addiction specialist who is integrated in his practice. He's also the chief medical officer at the largest behavioral health agency in the state of Washington. And so at our clinic, we offer holistic therapy.
Interventions such as blood testing, which I believe should be the very first step in any urgent mental health crisis, we need to test their blood and see what biological factors may be occurring. We offer IV therapy, and I could go on and on and on about the services there. And then at the Behavioral Health Agency, we're trying to make changes such as the new nonprofit called Camp HOPE.