If you have a loved one with mental illness please try and attend this Council Meeting tomorrow!!

SMI advocates have made a grave error in focusing on police & crisis to the exclusion of holding govt & providers accountable. We have a crisis system to nowhere while MH nonprofit CEO’s drive expensive cars & win business leader awards. 1/

The Mad Moms movement is growing! Thank you Catherine Miranda for reading families’ tragic stories on Mental Illness Mondays from the AZ senate floor. It’s more than past time for our voices to be heard. #SMITwitter

“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 It’s hard to fathom how we got here. How I’ve watched my brother slip away from the cruelest disease. I hope he knows there’s one person in this world who fought till the end b/c he matters & is loved beyond any words can describe

We’re not interested in gender, race, etc. we want them to be transparent about deaths and arrests. Stop hiding behind HIPAA. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

No hospital should regulate itself... especially one responsible for treating persons w/ complex serious mental illnesses It's past time to fix our profoundly risky system in which AZ Department of Health operates & 'regulates' our #ArizonaStateHospital 1/ Stephanie Innes azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

THIS?!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

My brother Darren was supposed to get help @ ASH. Instead he was abused,taunted,arrested & sits in jail. Mike Chavez didn't deserve to die by choking to death on a burrito while on a 1:1. This treatment will continue to happen until our legislators value our SMI loved ones lives.

Our loved ones deserve the best care. That won't happen until our legislators pass legislation to remove oversight of the State Hospital from DHS. The "treatment" of patients @ ASH is cruel and inhumane. We have to to better. AZSenateRepublicans Arizona Senate Democrats

Hit the nail on the head! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

My mentally ill brother is still in jail after being arrested at ASH for their inadequate care…I’ve been screaming for change…but not ONCE has Gowan or any other Senator asked me or others what really goes on inside the hospital.

These bills cost nothing, save lives, and save money. They have passed unanimously out of both HHS committees. Thank you to our sponsors Justine Wadsack Catherine Miranda Consuelo Hernandez and amendments by Sally Ann Gonzales Steve Montenegro thank you chairs T.J. Shope and

Something has to give….our loved ones deserve so much better than the streets, jails, prisons or death. These bills help pave the way for better treatment and accountability of the agencies that are failing to treat our loved ones while making millions of dollars off of them.

“Nearly half of incarcerated Americans have a history of mental illness.” This fact underscores the urgent need for better mental health support and reform within our broken system. #SMITwitter mprnews.org/episode/2024/0…

FACTS!!! In a span from 2017-2024 my very severely mentally ill brother has been incarcerated 6 times!

Yesterday we testified on secure residential - something ACMI has been working on for 7 years. I got to testify with one of my favorite people - Evelia Davis too. Result: through HHS unanimously. I’m very appreciative to Senator Werner for sponsoring this year.

OVERWHELMED: Autistic patients say conditions at our Arizona State Hospital are making them worse | Important local investigative journalism by Amy Silverman & athena KJZZ Phoenix #SupportPublicRadio #accountability kjzz.org/the-show/2025-…

I prayed so hard that my brother would receive appropriate care at our State Hospital. Instead he got arrested and thrown in jail. Our State hospital is in no condition to treat or care for those with autism or serious mental illness.

Thank you athena and Amy Silverman for capturing our harrowing and nightmarish story in the most beautiful way possible. To my brother and my babies…I love you more than everything. ❤️

This is a critical issue of our time. We desperately need hospitals and assisted living centers with skilled doctors, nurses and humane care for the seriously and chronically mentally ill.