Stephanie Beilin

And he did well for a while, as I said, moved out, had his own apartment, but eventually had to come back in because off medication. There were just so many encounters with various police departments that happened. did not display sensitive behavior and mindful behavior around someone with a neurobiological medical condition. They really weren't interested in hearing that.

And he did well for a while, as I said, moved out, had his own apartment, but eventually had to come back in because off medication. There were just so many encounters with various police departments that happened. did not display sensitive behavior and mindful behavior around someone with a neurobiological medical condition. They really weren't interested in hearing that.

All they wanted was the behavior to stop. That was the entry point of police intervention, which did not go well. And it just led to one arrest after the other. And, you know, currently my son is at a state hospital right now. He's competent. He's on medication. He's doing great. But at the same time, now he has to reconcile some of these court issues.

All they wanted was the behavior to stop. That was the entry point of police intervention, which did not go well. And it just led to one arrest after the other. And, you know, currently my son is at a state hospital right now. He's competent. He's on medication. He's doing great. But at the same time, now he has to reconcile some of these court issues.

All they wanted was the behavior to stop. That was the entry point of police intervention, which did not go well. And it just led to one arrest after the other. And, you know, currently my son is at a state hospital right now. He's competent. He's on medication. He's doing great. But at the same time, now he has to reconcile some of these court issues.

And the sad part is that in Massachusetts, we're one of two states that does not have an outpatient assisted treatment program. I don't know whether you're familiar with that. You probably are.

And the sad part is that in Massachusetts, we're one of two states that does not have an outpatient assisted treatment program. I don't know whether you're familiar with that. You probably are.

And the sad part is that in Massachusetts, we're one of two states that does not have an outpatient assisted treatment program. I don't know whether you're familiar with that. You probably are.

If we did have that in our state, he would have gone down a path of treatment versus the criminal route and the incarceration, which doesn't do anyone good who has a clear-cut, diagnosable medical condition. In fact, all it really does is deny access for individuals who are in that situation by not having the appropriate treatment and the appropriate medication.

If we did have that in our state, he would have gone down a path of treatment versus the criminal route and the incarceration, which doesn't do anyone good who has a clear-cut, diagnosable medical condition. In fact, all it really does is deny access for individuals who are in that situation by not having the appropriate treatment and the appropriate medication.

If we did have that in our state, he would have gone down a path of treatment versus the criminal route and the incarceration, which doesn't do anyone good who has a clear-cut, diagnosable medical condition. In fact, all it really does is deny access for individuals who are in that situation by not having the appropriate treatment and the appropriate medication.

It did not go well. I think that if the police were better trained in the areas of mental health crises, if there had been a clinician connected to the police department, which did not happen at all in the case of my son, I think the outcome would have been very, very different. I know that some police departments have greater knowledge of the impact of mental illness.

It did not go well. I think that if the police were better trained in the areas of mental health crises, if there had been a clinician connected to the police department, which did not happen at all in the case of my son, I think the outcome would have been very, very different. I know that some police departments have greater knowledge of the impact of mental illness.

It did not go well. I think that if the police were better trained in the areas of mental health crises, if there had been a clinician connected to the police department, which did not happen at all in the case of my son, I think the outcome would have been very, very different. I know that some police departments have greater knowledge of the impact of mental illness.

Living in the sort of town that we do, there was just zero tolerance for that, despite the fact that my husband and I did our very, very best to try to educate them. Arresting someone who is in an acute medical crisis is not the solution. It only induces more illness. It induces more paranoia, you know, psychotic thinking. It's just a very unhealthy environment.

Living in the sort of town that we do, there was just zero tolerance for that, despite the fact that my husband and I did our very, very best to try to educate them. Arresting someone who is in an acute medical crisis is not the solution. It only induces more illness. It induces more paranoia, you know, psychotic thinking. It's just a very unhealthy environment.

Living in the sort of town that we do, there was just zero tolerance for that, despite the fact that my husband and I did our very, very best to try to educate them. Arresting someone who is in an acute medical crisis is not the solution. It only induces more illness. It induces more paranoia, you know, psychotic thinking. It's just a very unhealthy environment.

We did. I think things could have been handled much, much differently. When my son was in court, it was clear that he was not mentally stable. It was clear cut. And rather than connect with the medical community, the immediate response within the court environment was to arrest him, send him off to jail. And I feel like the attorneys could have advocated in a much different way.

We did. I think things could have been handled much, much differently. When my son was in court, it was clear that he was not mentally stable. It was clear cut. And rather than connect with the medical community, the immediate response within the court environment was to arrest him, send him off to jail. And I feel like the attorneys could have advocated in a much different way.

We did. I think things could have been handled much, much differently. When my son was in court, it was clear that he was not mentally stable. It was clear cut. And rather than connect with the medical community, the immediate response within the court environment was to arrest him, send him off to jail. And I feel like the attorneys could have advocated in a much different way.