Connected Care: Can Technology Change the Journey Through Schizophrenia? (Ep. 145)
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesShow Notes
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks! Technology is changing the way we think about mental health care—but what does that mean for families living with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses? Can technology actually make life easier for the people in the trenches—and how can families separate the genuinely useful tools from the hype? Nicole Gillen knows what it means to be a mom navigating the complicated world of serious me...
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