Activists pitched tents in front of the Alameda County supervisors’ offices, calling for better treatment options for people with serious mental illness.
Lawrence Abbott’s little brother, Theodore, should still be alive today. Instead, he died of a treatable illness at age 57 after a long struggle with homelessness because Alameda County’s beleaguered mental health system failed him, Abbott says.
“My heart is broken,” Abbott told the group of protesters Monday as he recounted his brother’s death. “He could have outlived me, and he should have outlived me. He was my baby brother.” Keith Carson, president of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, agrees with FASMI that more investment in community-based programs is needed, said Melissa Male, a spokeswoman for his office.
The court finally appointed a conservator to oversee Theodore’s care and force him into treatment — and he improved dramatically, Abbott said. But the conservatorship expired after one year, and the court wouldn’t renew it, Abbott said.
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