Ventura County residents: Good News! "Assist" kicks off on January 30, 2017. Assist is Ventura County's implementation of Laura's Law. Laura's Law is California legislation (AB 1421) that provides for court-ordered outpatient treatment for adults with…
(Tracey's note: I'm posting this article again because I think it's important, timely, and wonderful. In case you missed it the first time, please check it out.) I was nineteen years old when I woke…
I was nineteen years old when I woke that July morning in my childhood bed. I heard shuffles and muffles from the hallway through my closed door. “You take this. No this.” “Carry that to…
The hyperendemic that has kidnapped us all is no stranger; it’s cloaked in veiled silence as it tiptoes around us like a thief in the night; it steals our minds, our hearts, and our souls….
I’m Erika and I’m and alcoholic. Those are six words that I never would have imagined myself saying. How can I be an alcoholic? I always get good grades, I have never been arrested or…
