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    • ABOUT US
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    • TEAM
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • STATE DIRECTORS >
      • MEET YOUR 31 DIRECTORS
      • AL: Holly Strayer
      • AK: Krista Schooley
      • AZ: Crystal Fox
      • CA: Jacqueline Janssen
      • CT: Melissa Valdivia
      • DE: Heidi Nasstrom Evans
      • FL: Joanne Schmitz
      • FL: Jack Wood
      • GA: Daniel White
      • HI: Chad Koyangi
      • IL: Cindy Tank-Murphy
      • IN: David Doerner
      • IA: Cathy Bullock
      • KY: Angeline Davis
      • MA: Lynda Cutrell
      • ME: John Nutting
      • MI: Carla Van Farowe
      • NH: Mara Briere
      • NJ: Chip Angell
      • NY: Marianna Vertsman
      • NC: Beth Wallace
      • OH: Darrell Herrmann
      • OR: Breanna Smith
      • PA: Marcie Sohara
      • PA: Christine Wirbick
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      • TX: Julie Plank
      • UT: Sherri Wittwer
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      • WA: Leanna May Franklin
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Share your Evidence: your voice can change the system

Two Paths: One leads to neglect, one offers hope.
​Your story shows the difference.

​Every story told is a step toward a system that chooses medical care over homelessness, handcuffs, or preventable death. Whether your journey reflects the life-saving power of timely treatment or the devastating consequences of neglect, your voice provides the evidence needed to demand a better future. By sharing your experience, you are transforming personal tragedy or hard-won recovery into a powerful tool for advocacy.

​Your story is the fuel for our momentum

We recognize that sharing takes immense courage, especially when you are exhausted by a system that has been slow to change. But the National Shattering Silence Coalition is no longer a small voice in the dark. In just three years, we have scaled from zero to 29 State Directors and doubled our membership; today, we proudly have over 930 advocates who have joined our movement.

This rapid growth means that when you share your 'evidence' today, it doesn't just sit on a page—it is carried directly into the halls of power by a coordinated national engine. We are ready to take the truth you provide and turn it into the legislative action we have all been waiting for.

​​Add your voice to the movement. Complete the form below to turn your experience into evidence for change.

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