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Louis Klarevas @proflou.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

There are probably few photos that are more reflective of America’s gun violence problem than this one #RampageNation

Kelli Caldwell @kellicaldwell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#MyFamilyToo was failed by the mental health care system. Decades of struggle with mental illness and guns, but the system wasn't there. My story, "Mom's Last Gun," recently out with The Marshall Project. People suffering from severe mental illness deserve better. #NSSC @kffhealthnews.org

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Mom’s Last Gun

My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

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Kelli Caldwell @kellicaldwell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

So grateful to @gvpedia.bsky.social for this interview about my family's battle with mental illness and guns and my article @ The Marshall Project. Armed with Reason on Subtack today: "The Revolving Door of Mental Health Struggles and Access to Guns" #gunviolence #mentalhealth #gvprevention #SMI

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The Revolving Door of Mental Health Struggles and Access to Guns

One woman's ongoing ordeal of getting guns away from a mother with severe mental illness

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 13/04/2026

"I’m 54, and this task has shaped my life... I have spent days in hospitals and courtrooms, hours on the phone, pleading with social service agencies for help that almost never materialized. For a long time, I gave up hope of having a husband and children, convinced it wouldn’t be safe for anyone."

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Mom’s Last Gun

My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Just a reminder that you should start now to help register and persuade people to vote for democracy.

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Kelli Caldwell @kellicaldwell.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

"...we will move the focus from containment in jails to recovery in hospitals, securing the fundamental Right to be Well. The results of the current system are visible in our jails and on our streets; it is time to replace systemic abandonment with medical accountability."

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#nationalstandardofcare #medicalaccountability #righttobewell #nssc #smi #policyreform | Kerry Martin, MA Public Policy, Harvard

Why does a medical crisis—a biological breakdown of the brain—so often end in a jail cell? I have often said that I don't want to die in a system that calls my psychosis "liberty." For too long, we’v...

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Kelli Caldwell @kellicaldwell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

It's my birthday! 🎉 🤓 Great piece in NYTIMES today. Go read it! Like a birthday gift to me, a reminder that walking alone in deep thought -- before phones -- was probably key to surviving a crisis-filled life. (Putting phone down after this post) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 06/03/2026

"I was used to navigating my mom’s psychotic episodes — but this was the first time she had a gun. It wasn’t the last: My family has counted at least six firearms over the years. We have spent decades trying to keep her from using them to hurt herself, us, and other people."

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Mom’s Last Gun

My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 09/03/2026

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Mom’s Last Gun

My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

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Kelli Caldwell @kellicaldwell.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

An article about my family's struggle with mental illness and guns. "Mom's Last Gun" by Kelli Caldwell, edited by Leslie Eaton. So grateful to Leslie and the The Marshall Project team for helping us tell this slice of our story. #mentalhealth #gunsafety www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/06/g...

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Mom’s Last Gun

My mother has severe mental illness. Our family has spent decades trying to keep her from using firearms to hurt herself and others.

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Kelli Caldwell @kellicaldwell.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hoping this new platform gives us a legit place for honest discourse and information sharing again!

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