Resiliency, Advocacy, and Community: Alternatives to Jails, Hospitals, and Coffins

I recently read a couple of articles that, filled with emotion and poignancy, I felt compelled to share with you. Through these tender and complicated stories, may we discover our humanity, our sense of community, and our calling to make a difference. The first article,The Cost of Not Caring: No Where To Go: The Financial And Human Toll for Neglecting the Mentally Ill(USA TODAY),provokes a tremendous sadness on many levels:

There is sorrow for the afflicted, sorrow for those who care for them,...