Noah's Schizophrenia
This page is focused on mental health advocacy, especially schizophrenia. Post will be related to mental health issues.
I wrote a memoir to console other family members and confront the broken mental healthcare system.
20/08/2023
Is schizophrenia caused by misunderstanding how to use defense mechanisms to defend oneself from other people? Elinor Greenberg's answer: Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic, psychotic disorder that has nothing to do with not understanding how to defend oneself. We basically know two things about its origins: 1. Schizophrenia cannot be explained by bad parenting. 2. There is a very strong genetic componen...
08/08/2023
https://www.specialneedsalliance.org/the-voice/a-short-primer-on-trusts-and-trust-taxation/
Here is an article from the Special Needs Alliance regarding the tax implications for Irrevocable and Revocable Special Needs Trusts.
A Short Primer on Trusts and Trust Taxation In everyday practice, trust and estate planning attorneys often advise clients and their family members about the importance and benefits of various trust arrangements. When planning for a family member with a disability, the dominant topics are ongoing asset management and preservation of eligibili...
29/07/2023
I would want to see anyone with a serious mental illness live independently if they truly can, safely and successfully Douglas Lowell, Find A Cure Panel I’m here with Kartar Diamond, a schizophrenia advocate. Thanks for joining Conversations, Kartar. Kartar Diamond, schizophrenia advocate and author Thank you. Douglas Lowell, Find A Cure Panel I want to start by defining Schizophrenia. Everyone has heard of ...
23/05/2023
A Mother Is Only As Happy As Her Saddest Child by Kartar Diamond The notion that “a mother is only as happy as her saddest child” is a saying that some have heard, and surprisingly some have grossly misinterpreted. I do have a friend who I don’t speak to often, but when we do, she always asks me how
13/04/2023
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-13/988-hotline-mental-health-crisis-system-police
L.A. promised mental health crisis response without cops. Why isn’t it happening? A plan to increase Los Angeles County’s psychiatric mobile crisis teams has faltered, often leaving people no choice but to turn to police during a mental health emergency.
11/04/2023
https://www.noahsschizophrenia.com/2023/04/11/paranoia-by-kartar-diamond/
Paranoia by Kartar Diamond What is paranoia and what causes it? According to one dictionary definition, paranoia is: “A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system. It may be an aspect of chronic personality d...
11/04/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUIn-ZLdtkk
An interview with a man who has some insight into his illness.
Schizophrenic Man interview-Chris Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Chris, a schizophrenic man on Skid Row.Here's a link to a GoFundMe campaign to help some of the people seen i...
09/04/2023
Taking Care of the Seriously Mentally Ill Should Be Like Good Parenting by Kartar Diamond How would you feel about someone who allowed their child to live out doors just because they wanted to? Would you respect a parent who allowed their child to eat out of a dumpster, take harmful drugs or wander around in a drunken stupor? Would you
22/03/2023
https://www.noahsschizophrenia.com/2023/03/22/from-gifted-to-i-e-p-by-kartar-diamond/
From Gifted to I.E.P. by Kartar Diamond It may be a cliché, that people with schizophrenia are more intelligent than the average person, sometimes far more intelligent, even genius level. As well, they may be artistic and creative in objective ways. And yet, when the inflammation of the brain and
23/02/2023
https://www.noahsschizophrenia.com/2023/02/23/is-o-c-d-a-mental-illness-by-kartar-diamond/
Is O.C.D. A Mental Illness? by Kartar Diamond As with many mental illnesses, there is a range in severity and there can easily be overlapping conditions to complicate the matter. Often just abbreviated as “O.C.D.,” Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can plague people who are otherwise extremely successful in their careers and
18/01/2023
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5273932714
Kartar's review of Late Blight in the Koʻolaus 5/5: It was with great personal interest that I read Jordan’s P. Barnes’ Late Blight In the Ko’olaus, a story about a man with schizophrenia, his effort to recover and his insecurities about voluntary discharge from a psychiatric hospital. As he tried to claim his life back, I wondered if my o...
06/12/2022
The 4 Schizophrenia Symptoms You Need to Know Get access to hundreds of LIVE workshops with MedCircle psychologists & psychiatrists: https://watch.medcircle.comIn this video Dr. Dom breaks down the 4 sch...
12/11/2022
Government Sponsored Mental Health Services: FSP and AOT by Kartar Diamond Across the United States, there are various support programs, for people with mental illness. The key of course, is getting the mentally ill person motivated and accepting of those services. With some of the most serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, lack of insight may undermine
28/07/2022
https://www.noahsschizophrenia.com/2022/07/28/when-your-parent-is-mentally-ill-by-kartar-diamond/
When Your Parent is Mentally Ill by Kartar Diamond Much has been written about struggling parents when they have a child or an adult son or daughter who is mentally ill. But what about the reversal, when it is the mother or father who has a brain illness? As a once active member
21/07/2022
I noticed recently that someone on Amazon gave my memoir a negative review because they thought I was exaggerating and blaming the "system" for my son's mental illness. And that might even be a more common response from people who don't say anything but still believe that things couldn't be as bad as they are with the current state of the mental healthcare system.
Read on.......This is so typical......
http://www.peteearley.com/2022/07/20/judaea-spent-five-days-going-from-jail-to-hospital-to-jail-mother-complains-what-did-it-accomplish-besides-nightmares/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Judaea Spent Five Days Going From Jail To Hospital To Jail, Mother Complains. What Did It Accomplish Besides Nightmares? - Pete Earley (07-19-2022) “Your son is in our jail.” It’s been a year since Sandra Jones received that alarming phone call last July, and the Chesapeake, Virginia mother is still seeking answers about why her son, Judaea, then 18-years-old, ended up being arrested and jailed. “This whole thing still both...
13/07/2022
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/city-of-phoenix-sued-over-police-killing-of-disabled-man-with-water-gun-14012712?fbclid=IwAR07tmC5Fs5ift35Nq_sowylEeYNUlI8NqRNDQlxjt82BV_3wxONq_lcrPs
It's not right when police use excessive force, but just remember that law enforcement shouldn't be taking the place of mental healthcare which could prevent most of these tragedies.
City of Phoenix Sued Over Police Killing of Disabled Man Last year, Stanley Howard, a 64-year-old man with mental health issues and a water gun, was shot more than 10 times by Phoenix police officers.
13/07/2022
https://www.noahsschizophrenia.com/2022/07/13/what-is-anosognosia-by-kartar-diamond/
What is Anosognosia? by Kartar Diamond Anosognosia. The word itself is a mouthful. A-no-sog-no-sia. This is a medical term which has had another meaning entirely, but it has been adopted by the mental health world to describe the state of a person with mental illness who has no insight
12/07/2022
And what else is new? Some of the Board and Cares mentioned in this article I visited when searching for places for my son to live prior to 2016.
Homes for people with severe mental illness are rapidly closing. Will help come fast enough? When a board and care closes, precious affordable housing vanishes — sometimes turning residents onto the streets. Critics say leaders in Sacramento have not done enough to support the homes.
07/06/2022
It took a while, but NAMI West LA did archive on Youtube the presentation I gave January 2021 through their NAMI Speaker's Series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hpmpC0lyz0
NAMI WLA Janis Black Warner Speaker Series: Kartar Diamond Kartar Diamond, author of “Noah’s Schizophrenia: A Mother’s Search for Truth,” speaking at the NAMI Westside Los Angeles Janis Black Warner Speaker Series.
31/05/2022
https://www.bitchute.com/video/d2JYUkhvZZTX/
For someone who is not directly involved with the mental health care system, Styx has a spot on grasp of what is wrong with the system now, what has taken place historically in the U.S. and what needs to change. It's refreshing to see someone so informed on a subject that does not affect them directly. Ultimately, however, a broken mental healthcare system affects all of society and reduces the quality of life for everyone, including family members of those with mental illness and those who lost a loved one due to a violent mentally ill person, much of which is preventable.
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15/02/2022
This isn't a rare occurrence. Happens all the time....
https://www.peteearley.com/2022/02/14/psychotic-austin-man-hit-by-car-released-from-hospital-to-streets-despite-mothers-pleas/
Psychotic Austin Man Hit By Car Released From Hospital To Streets Despite Mother's Pleas - Pete Earley pixabay (2-14-22) Justin Brodman, a 40 year-old Austin man who has been hospitalized 70 times, is back on the streets, living under a freeway overpass, with fresh sutures on the head wound that he received when he walked out into traffic on a busy street. Only now, those gruesome cuts are showing signs of i...
01/02/2022
Interview with Good RX
https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/patient-experiences/i-love-someone-with-schizophrenia-kartar-diamond
Loving Someone With Schizophrenia: One Mother’s Journey and Heartfelt Advice - GoodRx Schizophrenia is a disabling mental disorder that can quickly upend the lives of people who develop it and the family members who care for them. Caring for someone with schizophrenia requires vigilance and understanding.
24/01/2022
Moms Advocating for their sons with mental illness.........
https://www.peteearley.com/2022/01/24/warrior-mom-describes-pitfalls-successes-navigating-californias-mental-health-system/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
"Warrior Mom" Describes Pitfalls & Successes Navigating California's Mental Health System - Pete Earley (1-24-22) For more than 20 years, Teresa Pasquini has been fighting to get her son, Danny, the housing and treatment that he deserves. She has written extensively about the challenges that they have faced and openly about what worked and hasn’t worked in California. Recently, she and fellow advoca...
26/12/2021
A Hospital Run By the Patients, Entry #1 by Kartar Diamond I’m sure I will periodically post excerpts from my memoir, Noah’s Schizophrenia, but the incident I’m about to recount wasn’t included in the book. It just surfaced from the memory banks as I lay awake in bed this morning. It’s a worthy illustration of what kind
I am sending you this message because someone I care about is living with a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder. The John Henry Foundation, a non-profit organization in Santa Ana, California, provides them with mental health services, and more importantly a place they can call their home.
As a part of Tuesday, I am asking that you join me in helping to support this organization that means so much to me and many others. They need your help.
15/11/2021
The Need for Close Friends in the Recovery Process Personal Perspective: The importance of social networks in my recovery process.
30/10/2021
Urgent Action Needed. See Form in this announcement.
https://www.votervoice.net/Treatment/campaigns/88813/respond
U.S. Senate Finance Committee wants to hear from YOU The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance is soliciting suggestions from stakeholders across the health care continuum to inform an upcoming bipartisan legislative package “to address barriers to mental health care.” Today, Treatment Advocacy Center...