Latricia’s Story

Posted 08/27/2018

Latricia is a petite 50-year-old woman with twinkling eyes, a sweet laugh, a soft voice and incredible strength. At age 25, she was a nursing student living with her mother. When Latricia started hearing voices, her mother did her best to help. But she didn’t realize her daughter suffered from schizophrenia. As the illness worsened, normal life became impossible. Her mother, Latricia’s sole source of emotional support, moved out of state. Latricia was left behind.

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Posted 08/25/2018

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A Second Chance and a New Foundation

Posted 08/25/2018

There is no shortage of gratitude emanating from Plymouth on First Hill resident, William. “If it wasn’t for my awesome medical team at Harborview working with all the good people at Plymouth Housing, I don’t know if I’d be sitting here today,” he says. “They’ve given me a second chance.”

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Housing and Healing

Posted 07/30/2018

Sabrina left her birthplace in New Jersey when she was 17 because there was no tolerance or understanding for a transgender teenager in her small hometown. When she was young, she was taken to a psychiatrist and narrowly avoided being institutionalized. “After that, I just got better at hiding,” she said. “But there’s nowhere to hide anymore.”

 

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