“I’d sell my soul to the devil just to get the help I thought he needed.”
Those are the words of Alissa Dumsch, quoted in a cover story of the Washington Post Magazine over the weekend. It is a familiar story – a mother at her wit’s end, seeking care for her son Aaron, overcome by severe mental illness.
The Treatment Advocacy Center exists to ensure that mothers like Alissa – and sons like Aaron –get the care they need, before their lives are torn apart.
Educating media like the Washington Post on why the system is failing families like Alissa’s is just one of the ways we accomplish our mission. We know that as these stories are brought out of the shadows, the need for reform becomes impossible to ignore.
