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The Challenge of "Responsibility" in Mental Health Care

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Encountering a situation where a hospital states that a loved one is "not accepting responsibility for their...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Nov 30, 20243 min read

Message from Family Advocates: Supporting Proposition 1 in California and Senate Bill 43

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson In January 2024, my twin sister Linda (Rippee) Privatte participated in a rally at the California state...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Mar 3, 20243 min read

The Cast of Characters

Like the cast in a play, sometimes the supporting characters tell the story. by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Many dark nights were spent...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Aug 28, 202313 min read

"Patches"

By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson James Mark Rippee "Patches" with his dog, Buster. (December 1987) On November 25th, 2022, I posted an update...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Jun 21, 202312 min read

Changing California's View of Severe Mental Illness (Mental Health and Illness Awareness Month)

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Our society often ignores or misunderstands severe mental illness. Stigma, discrimination, and isolation...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

May 6, 20234 min read

A case for CA SB 43 - Expanding "Grave Disability."

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson I set out today to write a post for my brother, James Mark Rippee's birthday, April 17th, 2023. He would...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Apr 17, 20235 min read

They are our loved ones!

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson My twin sister, Linda hugging our brother, James Mark Rippee, who was dumped repeatedly back on the streets...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Mar 9, 20236 min read

The Best Laid Plans... a personal note

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Sadly, this was the year that my brother, James Mark Rippee died. James Mark Rippee April 17, 1963 -...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Dec 18, 20229 min read

The Ugly Side of Truth

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson We have but a few family members left - just my twin sister, and our elderly mother, and myself. We are the...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

May 19, 202211 min read

Stoicism - The Face I Wear... Calmness in Chaos

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Whenever I need patience and endurance, I wear the mask of Stoicism for calmness in the face of chaos. ...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Feb 17, 202210 min read

Thanks, with a Side of Guilt

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Is it possible to feel both grateful and ungrateful at the same time? Wouldn't it be nice if we could live...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Nov 22, 20214 min read

I am an American Curbside Caregiver ...my view from the streets.

by Linda Rippee Privatte I have been a caregiver on the streets of my hometown to my disabled, blind brother who has a serious brain...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Oct 9, 202110 min read

We Grieve for the Living

by Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Some members of supposed support groups on social media will argue that afflicted loved ones with...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Aug 15, 20219 min read

Help or Hindrance? - The Consequences of Caring

By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson My brother, Mark, who is blind, disabled, and has a serious mental/brain illness with anosognosia, relies...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Aug 1, 20217 min read

The Freedom to Choose...on the streets with Anosognosia

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Mark, my brother, is homeless with a "grave disability" that brings disgrace to Solano County, although he...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Jul 18, 20217 min read

Advocacy & Activism for Serious Brain Disorders

What to do when you don't know what to do... By Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Numerous people have asked me what the differences are between...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

May 5, 202118 min read

Suspicion, Sacrifice, and Still a Warrior!

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson It is always difficult as we try to sort through what we and others think is happening... what is supposed...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Feb 16, 20215 min read

Acceptable Losses

by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Acceptable losses are usually defined as - destruction or casualties that are considered reasonable because...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Jan 4, 20218 min read

Catherine's Library

My recommendation of books about Serious Mental Illness / Brain Disorders by authors who have lived the experience or who have had loved...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Nov 24, 20203 min read

Walking In Darkness in the Light of Day

By Linda (Rippee) Privatte Darkness comes in many forms. It is the partial or total absence of light, and metaphorically, darkness...

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Nov 16, 20206 min read

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