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Read MoreArizona Capital Times: Senator Catherine Miranda, reported by Hannah Elsmore
February 9, 2024 In this article… “I just can’t come to terms with the idea that this is the best we can do for our loved ones and a system that is allocated several billion dollars to serve our most severely mentally ill, like my brother,” Walter said. “Our loved ones deserve so much better.”…
Read MoreTaylor [Video – Senate Floor Session]
February 2, 2024 | Senate Floor Session Sen. Catherine Miranda reads impact story: Taylor starts at minute 9 “BHRF’s, non-hospital housing, do not have nurses or doctors but Behavioral Health Technicians, who are generally high school graduates and not licensed by the state of Arizona. The facilities are not secured so patients can walk away,…
Read MoreMatthew Patrick Quinn 🖤[Video – Senate Floor Session]
January 29, 2024 | Senate Floor Session Sen. Catherine Miranda reads impact story: Matthew 🖤 1984-2023 starts at minute 16 Replay: https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?eventID=2024011155 “Matthew excelled in school and graduated from Aircraft Mechanical School and got a good job with an Aerospace Company in the field that he loved.” At the age of 29 the illness set…
Read MoreBaillie [Video – Senate Floor Session]
January 22, 2024 | Senate Floor Session Sen. Catherine Miranda reads impact story: Baillie starts at minute 12 (welcome) starts at minute 26 (story at end of floor session) Replay: https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?eventID=2024011118 “It is a myth that individuals with Serious Mental Illness will hit rock bottom and then ask for help. With serious brain disorders like…
Read MoreJoshua John Fox 🖤 [Video – Senate Floor Session]
January 16, 2024 | Senate Floor Session Sen. Catherine Miranda reads impact story: Joshua 🖤 2000-2023 starts at minute 9 Replay: https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?eventID=2024011083 “Kick off with our Mental Health Monday’s First Impact Story, about Joshua J. Fox.” (Monday, January 15th, Martin Luther King Holiday Recognized, and so this session is on Tuesday, January 16th.)
Read MoreMondays mean Senate hears true stories of mental health crisis
January 9, 2024 | Senate Floor Session Sen. Catherine Miranda reads proclamation starts at minute 5 Replay: https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?eventID=2024011049 “Welcome Mad Moms”
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