<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2117852/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Lynn Nanos, a mobile psychiatric emergency social worker with 15+ years experience, shares insights on evaluating and helping people with serious mental illness in crisis situations. </p><p>Her work bridges the gap between law enforcement and mental healthcare, providing crucial interventions for individuals experiencing psychosis and other mental health emergencies.<br><br>• Conducts psychiatric evaluations in various settings including homes, police stations, nursing homes, and even public spaces<br>• Assesses whether individuals need hospitalization or can be referred to outpatient treatment<br>• Works with police to divert people from the criminal justice system when possible<br>• Explains the "revolving door" problem with brief hospital stays leading to recurring crises<br>• Advocates for Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) to reduce homelessness, hospitalization, and incarceration<br>• Discusses anosognosia (lack of awareness of illness) affecting up to 97% of untreated schizophrenia patients<br>• Clarifies that most people with mental illness are not violent and are more likely to be victims<br>• Highlights the difference between psychosis and borderline personality disorder interventions<br>• Emphasizes that mental illnesses are brain disorders that shouldn't be stigmatized<br><br>Contact us at TonyMantor.com if you would like to share your story on our show. T</p><p>ell everyone everywhere about Why Not Me, the conversations we're having, and the inspiration our guests give to everyone that you are not alone in this world.<br><br><br></p><p>https://tonymantor.com<br>https://Facebook.com/tonymantor<br>https://instagram.com/tonymantor<br>https://twitter.com/tonymantor<br>https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic<br>intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild<br>Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI)</p>