Lived experience as a mom who lost a son to a treatable condition moves me to support system change. Please join me in following the key issues, reaching out to lawmakers and policy leaders, and spreading accurate information about what needs to change to improve the lives of people with the most severe and disabling mental illness conditions and the lives of the people who love them.

The system is fixable and here's how we can begin:

I wrote an original opinion article for the Seattle Times about how to start fixing our broken mental healthcare system. The idea starts with three critical principals: national willpower, attention to human rights, and linking dollars to whole-person outcomes. Please read the article, published July 1, 2023, and consider sharing it with people who have power to influence change:

Together we CAN change the system. To navigate MOMI's website:  

• Visit Resources to seek help and connect with other advocacy partners.
• Visit Archives to find articles and videos about where we've been. 
• Sign up below to subscribe to MOMI's Blog and receive occasional email updates.
• Click About MOMI for information about priorities and work underway.
• To participate in work to change treatment laws in Oregon, please email jerri.clark@momi-wa.org.

MOMI does not provide crisis support. 

Please call 988 if you or someone you love is having a mental health crisis. If there is violence or risk of immediate danger, call 911. 

MOMI does not provide individualized support. We are a space for advocacy and system work.