A Lawyer Says He Doesn't Need Help for Psychosis. His Family Disagrees.
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WSJ’s Julie Wernau wanted to test a hypothesis: are there more mentally ill homeless people now, compared to before the pandemic? That question led her to Rob Dart. Once a successful lawyer, in 2022 he went into a downward spiral, which his family has not been able to stop despite their best efforts. Further Reading: - A Lawyer Abandoned Family and Career to Follow the Voices in His Head - A Lawyer’s Slide Into Psychosis Was Captured in a WSJ Profile. He Tells Us His Story. Further Listening: - America's Maternal Mental Health Crisis - Evicted on Wood Street: California's Housing Crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices