A Paranoid Schizophrenic on Skid Row — Nicole

Mark Laita interviews Nicole, who is living with paranoid schizophrenia on Skid Row without access to consistent treatment, Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA, 2024. Featuring Nicole, a woman. America's mental health crisis is most visible where the safety net has completely failed.

Who: Nicole, a woman living on Skid Row diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia; interviewed by Mark Laita of Soft White Underbelly

What: Mark Laita interviews Nicole, who is living with paranoid schizophrenia on Skid Row without access to consistent treatment. She describes her inner experience, her fears, and her daily reality on the street

Where: Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA

When: 2024

Why: America's mental health crisis is most visible where the safety net has completely failed. Nicole is not a cautionary tale — she is evidence of a specific policy failure, articulated from inside it.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuPqNDQ2SUU

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