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How do you help someone who doesn’t believe he is mentally ill?

Note: To protect her son’s privacy and medical history, we are not using Kimberly’s last name in this episode. And we are not naming him at all.

Additional reading:

• “A World Gone Mad: Schizophrenia and a Journey Through California’s Failed Mental Health System,” by Thomas Curwen in The Los Angeles Times
• “California Is Fighting to Make It Easier to Put People Under Conservatorships,” by Henry Grabar in Slate
• “‘We’ve Lost Our Compass.’ For California’s Most Visible Mentally Ill, is a Return to Forced Treatment a Solution — or a False Promise?” by Jocelyn Wiener in Cal Matters