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>>> THIS IS WHAT IS KNOWN AS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY.
IN A
IN A
IN A FEW
IN A FEW HOURS, THERE IS A SPECIAL
EVENT IN PORTLAND AT CINEMA 21.
AN EMOTIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHOWN
THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A
PROMISING STUDENT FROM SEATTLE
WHO AT THE AGE OF 20 TOOK HIS
OWN LIFE.
OWN LIFE.
OWN LIFE. >> THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE
DOOR.
DOOR.
DOOR. AND
DOOR. AND I OPEN THE DOOR AND
THERE WERE THREE POLICE OFFICERS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. AND THEN ONE OF THE
POLICE OFFICERS SAID WE HAVE
CHAD.
CHAD.
CHAD. I
CHAD. I WAS THINKING, WELL,
PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA GET
ARRESTED, RIGHT?
ARRESTED, RIGHT? NOT
NOT
NOT KNOWING.
KNOWING.
KNOWING. AND HE SAID, NO, WE
HAVE CHAD'S
>>
>> HIS
>> HIS PARENTS TOOK THEIR IMMEASURABLE PAIN AND LOVE FOR
THEIR SON AND PUT IT TOWARD
CREATING AN ORGANIZATION TO HELP
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. THEY CALL IT CHAD'S
LEGACY PROJECT.
LEGACY PROJECT. SO HAPPEN TO
HAVE IN-STUDIO, SO DIFFICULT.
I
I
I SAW
I SAW YOU
I SAW YOU REACH OVER AND HOLD YOUR
HUSBAND.
HUSBAND.
HUSBAND. AND YOU'VE PROBABLY
SEEN THAT DOCUMENTARY SO MANY
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. BUT THAT MOMENT IT R, IT
JUST CUTS TO THE CORE.
>> IT'S SOMETHING I'LL NEVER,
EVER FORGET.
EVER FORGET. >> WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TODAY
WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING LIKE
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY?
WHAT DO
WHAT DO
WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW?
>> THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE
WORKING ON REALLY EXCITING
THINGS IN THIS WORLD.
NUMBER 1,
NUMBER 1,
NUMBER 1, THE MESSAGE IS PART OF THE
CHANGE IS COMING.
IT'S REALLY
IT'S REALLY TOUGH RIGHT NOW AND IT'S BEEN
TOUGH FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT THAT
BUT THAT
BUT THAT CHANGE IS COMING.
AND REALLY,
AND REALLY, THE KEY HAS BEEN IN OUR WORK
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS,
GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM AT THE SAME TIME.
TO BREAK
TO BREAK
TO BREAK DOWN ALL OF THE SILOS OF WORK
THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.
SO
SO
SO THAT
SO THAT IT'S EASIER TO CREATE A
STATEWIDE MODEL, RATHER THAN
SOMETHING JUST HAPPENING ON A
MUNICIPAL LEVEL OR EVEN A COUNTY
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. >>
LEVEL. >> TONIGHT THE EVENT IS CALLED
"STOP THE STIGMA."
A
A
A CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS. YOU'LL SHARE ABOUT
CHAD'S STORY, I'M SURE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> A BIG PART OF IT WAS FOR ME,
THE FACT THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH ADHD, EVENTUALLY
SCHIZOPHRENIA.
SCHIZOPHRENIA. YOU FELT LIKE YOU
WERE GETTING THE ABSOLUTE BEST
CARE OUT THERE.
STILL THIS
STILL THIS HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> OH, YEAH.
>> WHAT DO YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> YEAH, IT'S A CHALLENGE WHEN
IN MENTAL HEALTH, THE TIME FROM
THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS UNTIL THEY
FIRST RECEIVE CARE FOR THOSE
SYMPTOMS ON AVERAGE IS SEVEN
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. SO
YEARS. SO PEOPLE GO A LONG TIME
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEAK
UP.
UP.
UP. THEY
UP. THEY DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT
THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. AND
THEM. AND THEN BY THE TIME THEY
GET CARE, IT'S GONE SO FAR THAT
IT'S DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY SEEK
EFFECTIVE CARE.
EFFECTIVE CARE. A LOT OF CARE
FOR MENTAL ILLNESS RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RESEARCH
AND THE LACK OF INFORMATION
ABOUT THE BRAIN, WHICH WE'RE
GETTING BETTER AT, IS REALLY
TRIAL AND ERROR.
SO FOR CHAD, HE
LOST HOPE.
LOST HOPE. WHAT WE SAY TO OTHER
FAMILIES IS DON'T SETTLE.
GET
GET
GET YOUR
GET YOUR CHILD HELP.
TALK ABOUT IT
ALL THE TIME.
AND WHEN YOU DON'T
HAVE THE INFORMATION, TALK TO
THE PROVIDERS.
THE PROVIDERS. AND THERE ARE
THINGS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH, FIRST
AID, THAT ACTUALLY GIVES PARENTS
AND OTHERS THE TOOLS TO HELP
PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS.
MENTAL ILLNESS. >> IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT YOU
LOST CHAD AND STARTED THE LEGACY
PROJECT, HAVE YOU SEEN SOME
PROGRESS?
PROGRESS?
PROGRESS? >> YES, YES.
WE'VE CREATED A
VERY LARGE EVENT IN WASHINGTON
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. CALLED THE WASHINGTON
STATE MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT.
AND
AND
AND THERE'S ONE COMING UP ON THE
29th AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. AND THAT HAS BEEN
THE CATALYST FOR SOME OF THE
CHANGE, SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS
THAT ARE BREAK OUT STATEWIDE.
AND THAT IN AND OF ITSELF HAS
BEEN EXTREMELY PROMISING.
>> SO MUCH IS GETTING THE
CONVERSATION STARTED, AND
STORIES LIKE CHAD'S STAY WITH
PEOPLE AND THEY REMEMBER.
GIVE
GIVE
GIVE US,
GIVE US, I GUESS, SOME INSIGHT INTO
WHAT YOU WANT US TO REMEMBER
ABOUT YOUR SON.
>> SO CHAD WAS LIKE ANY CHILD OF
A PARENT WHO WAS LOVING AND
WONDERFUL AND REALLY SMART.
AND
AND
AND HE
AND HE COULD BE ANYONE.
AND WHAT
AND WHAT
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO US COULD HAPPEN TO
ANYONE.
ANYONE.
ANYONE. AND SO WE JUST WANT
PEOPLE TO HAVE HOPE, WE WANT
THEM TO SPEAK UP.
WE WANT THEM
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND WE'RE
AND WE'RE
AND WE'RE HERE THIS DAY, REALLY, TO HELP
MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE HERE
ALSO HAVE THAT START OF THE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. AND TO HAD HELP,
IN OREGON, MAKE SURE THINGS ARE
PROGRESSING LIKE THEY DID UP IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> WE'RE HONORED THAT YOU
STOPPED BY TO HELP KEEP YOUR
SON'S LEGACY ALIVE.
AND WE WANT
TO REMIND FOLK WHERE IS THEY CAN
HEAR MORE.
HEAR MORE. TONIGHT AT CINEMA 21,
STARTS AT 6:00.
YOU'LL PROBABLY
YOU'LL PROBABLY BE HEADING OVER THERE FROM HERE.
AND IT REALLY IS A PANEL FOR
DISCUSSION AFTER THIS
DOCUMENTARY FEATURING MENTAL
HEALTH EXPERTS FROM AROUND THIS
AREA, ALONG WITH THIS FAMILY
THAT KNOWS THIS PAIN.
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING WE.
COMING
COMING
COMING BY.
BY.
BY. >>
BY. >> THANK YOU.