It was the height of the pandemic when Daniel Hobdy relapsed. “I spent most of my time in my room, playing video games,” he says. “I had no outside connections.” Like elsewhere across the United States, the face-to-face support group meetings he’d gone to stopped, and the only two people
“Like many parents, I used the tools I had,” says Gerri Hobdy. Her son, Daniel, is a veteran who was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder when the pandemic hit. His symptoms worsened. “I felt more terror, existential dread, and pressure sitting in that beige room than as a soldier,” Daniel
Chief Murphy J. Paul grew up in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. He’s been in law enforcement for nearly 30 years, starting his career as an Orleans Levee District Police officer before joining the Louisiana State Police, where he retired as a Deputy Superintendent in 2018. Today, he’s Chief of
Ebony Chambers worked in mental health for years before her daughter experienced her first suicide attempt, and suddenly the entire family was thrust into crisis. “People often forget that families with children in crisis are in crisis themselves,” she points out. Navigating the Sacramento behavioral health system, Chambers quickly found
Michele LeCloux believes 988 has the potential to decrease the stigma associated with mental health. “I’m excited for 988 and to see how it changes the general perception of mental health,” she says. LeCloux is the crisis services coordinator at the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral
Nationwide, kids in psychiatric crisis often bounce in and out of hospitalization. “Many times, it’s not the appropriate course of treatment because hospitals are intended for acute, not long-term, stabilization,” says Andrea Rifkind, LCSW-C, program director and therapist at Sheppard Pratt Health System’s Care and Connection for Families in Montgomery
Guest author Dr. Mauch, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, talks about preventing crises through Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care.
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