10 MYTHS MENTAL HEALTH OFFICIALS TELL US by Sis Kaya Tama IsesaJah-Bell

Sis Kaya Tama IsesaJah-Bell recently identified ten myths that mental health providers tell family members. GG Burns, brain health advocate, simplified Tama's words into this poster/meme and added an etching Joann Strunk made of her daughter. The image is shattered which is how parents and family members feel when the system breaks down and kills children and loved ones. As mental health advocate Teresa Pasquini writes, "We must tell our stories to #shattershame. Families & caregivers all have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable about the current state of the mental health care system. We must refuse to be silent and allow harm."