Catherine J Rippee-HansonMar 33 min readMessage from Family Advocates: Supporting Proposition 1 in California and Senate Bill 43by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson In January 2024, my twin sister Linda (Rippee) Privatte participated in a rally at the California state...
Catherine J Rippee-HansonJun 21, 202312 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-HansonMay 6, 20234 min readChanging 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-HansonDec 18, 20229 min readThe 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-HansonSep 28, 20206 min readWhat If the Mental Healthcare System is Not Just Broken?By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Damaging, harmful, and negative beliefs that the seriously mentally ill were possessed, sinful, or lacking...
Catherine J Rippee-HansonAug 17, 202012 min readNO JUSTICE FOR JAMES MARK RIPPEE!by Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Our brother, James Mark Rippee, has been hospitalized for 187 days now, after being struck by a vehicle in...