Mental Health Intervention

tion. He was hospitalized for a week, then released on psychotropic drugs and warned to not stop taking the medication without the consent of his physician. As many in the mental health industry know, patients have a difficult time managing their feelings and often self-diagnose themselves away from medications. This was the case with Oliver, who stopped taking his medication after a month of unpleasant side effects. Two months later, Oliver violently attacked Charisse, nearly killing her. Oliver was subsequently sentenced to a 12-year prison term for attempted murder. Charisse strongly believes that, had she and Oliver had access to the MHI App in 2007 and a mental health intervention, he would not be in prison today.