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      • AZ: Crystal Fox
      • CA: Jacqueline Janssen
      • FL: Jack Wood
      • IN: David Doerner
      • MA: Lynda Cutrell
      • ME: John Nutting
      • MI: Carla Van Farowe
      • NC: Beth Wallace
      • NH: Mara Briere
      • NJ: Chip Angell
      • OH: Darrell Herrmann
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The 2026 Blueprint:
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​Treatment Saves. Neglect Costs.

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breaking the revolving door between our streets
and our jails to provide families with a path to
​medical care and dignity

Every year, far too many individuals with serious mental illness are caught in a 'revolving door'—cycled through emergency rooms, homeless shelters, and jail cells. This neglect doesn't just cost lives; it costs our society its soul.

the status quo is a cycle of tragedy

Decriminalization isn't won in D.C. It’s won in your backyard. Right now, the 'revolving door' between the streets and the jail cell is the default for serious mental illness. We're changing that. We’ve built the blueprint. We’ve scaled to 23 states. Now, we are in a final push to fund State Policy Directors for the remaining 27. Don't just hope for change. Help fund the person who makes it happen.
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​How Your Year-End Gift Changes the Future

  • Legislative Reform: Expanding our Blueprint for Reform to all 50 States through direct policy advocacy.
  • The Documentary Project: Funding the pre-production and initial filming of Beyond Stigma, the first film that drags the truth into the light, bringing the reality of SMI onto the desks of those who rely on the shadows to avoid action.
  • The "Treatment Saves, Neglect Costs" Campaign: Launching our new storytelling platform to prove that medical intervention is the only humane alternative to neglect.

See Your Name on the Big Screen

​We believe those who stand with us in the early stages of this movement deserve a seat at the table. Any gift of $100 or more made before midnight on December 31st will be listed as a Founding Supporter in the official credits of our upcoming documentary, Beyond Stigma.
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​our blueprint is ready. The only thing missing is you.

We have the strategy. We have the 23-state momentum.

​We have the stories that need to be told.

​Now, we need the "Wave" of support to cross the finish line.

​Your decision today determines how fast we can move in the new year.

​Will you stand with us to turn our blueprint into a reality? 

Together, we are the wave. Your gift is the power behind it.
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DONATE NOW. FUND OUR NEXT WAVE.
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