3 women outline problems with SC s mental health system
MATTHEW CHRISTIAN, Florence Morning News
April 25, 2021
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FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) “Welcome to the sticky-note club,” Jennette Canteen said to Suzanne La Rochelle as La Rochelle explained that she had been given a sticky note telling her where her family member suffering from mental health problems had been taken.
La Rochelle and Canteen were two of the three women who spoke at a gathering organized by Florence City Councilwoman Pat Gibson-Hye for the women to discuss the state’s mental health system. The other woman was Frances Davis.
Each of the women described situations that would be nightmarish to most people. One said she had woken up with a family member standing over her and her husband with a knife. The second described her family member trying to abuse a child in her home. And the third described a family member refusing to do something that millions of people do each day to the point of imp