Swimming Lessons: How Our Mental Healthcare System Fails Us; A Mother’s Personal Reflections and Cry for Help

A firsthand account of parenting two children with behavioral and emotional illness, this story casts a spotlight on the dysfunction of the mental health system and offers demands for change. Too many families suffer behind closed doors due to stigma, and lack of solutions, and this often leads to tragedy. This story references recent violent events that have proven the massive national need to address the mental illness epidemic. Swimming Lessons is a personal story, but it is a national story as well.