New bill could be game changer for WA behavioral health, suicide prevention January 19, 2021 at 10:14 am
A new proposal in the Washington Legislature would provide a network of services for mental health crises. (Hope Inc., YouTube)
In September 2020, unsure what else to do to help his wife Holly in the midst of a mental health crisis, Abraham Dairi made the agonizing decision to call 911.
“You feel like you’re being thrown around the system, and you feel like you’re screaming and nobody’s listening,” Dairi said. “You don’t have the answers, the resources you need, and there are very few resources for you to be able to gather the information you need to make informed decisions, and you start feeling very alone. And that decision coupled with systemic failures in Washington’s behavioral health system would end in tragedy.”